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Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks V13:LS1609-LS1650
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition (1926 : Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition.
- Centennial celebrations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Parks--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.).
- Local Subjects:
- Centennial celebrations--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Parks--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Physical Description:
- 39 lantern slides : most b & w
- Place of Publication:
- [1887-1925]
- Summary:
- Contains views in Fairmount Park including Wissahickon drive and bridges, Gorgas Lane, Wissahickon Creek, Devil's Pool, Cresheim Creek, Cobbs Creek, Lansdowne Glen, and the Sunken Gardens. Monuments and memorials depicted include the Penn Toleration Monument, Lincoln Monument and the Smith memorial. The Catholic Fountain is shown as well as Haley's Old Mill, Valley Green and Boathouse Row. Included are views of the Zoological Garden highlighting in two-humped camel. Reproduces the proposed plan for the Sesqui-centennial.
- Notes:
- Forms part of the Free Library of Philadelphia collection; for general information, see collection record.
- Finding Aid/Index:
- Consult inventory for call numbers of specific subjects and index for photographer or manufacturer names.
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