Item Info
Item No: pdcp01039
Title: Boys at PMA Fountain
Historic Street Address:
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Media Type: Photographic Prints
Source: Print and Picture Collection
Notes:
This May 1967 photograph, taken by photographer James Conroy, shows local youths beating the heat in one of the numerous fountains in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Although many have been shut off in recent years, the ones on Eakins Oval still allow people to cool off in the hot weather.
Facsimile of image used in the exhibition, Corridor of Culture: 100 Years of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Parkway Central Library West Gallery, September 2017-November 2018.
Creation Year: 1967
Geocode Latitude: Geocode Longitude:-75.180966
Geocode Latitude:39.965570
Creator Name: James Conroy - Photographer