Scope and Contents note Included with the early reports are board of Parks Commissioners reports. Progress in various parks throughout the city is recorded as well as suggestions for further improvements. The 1909 report is one of the first to be published and includes photographs, a description of each park, and a report by the first supervisor of playgrounds. Later reports include maps. The 1930 report covers the years 1923 to 1930 and includes a history of the Parks Department and a list of Park Commissioners....

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Photographic prints, negatives, and slides related to parks, activities in parks, and Parks Department personnel.Images are arranged alphabetically by subject and are a mix of prints, negatives and slides. Some are undated. Ninety-three images are digitized and available online.

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Newspaper clippings and typed reports of sports and recreational activities sponsored by the Parks Department at its playgrounds and playfields, and in its fieldhouses.