City of Norfolk Department of Parks & Recreation Photographs
Scope and Contents
Photographs from the City of Norfolk Recreation Bureau in Norfolk, Virginia from 1932-1970. Significant sports represented in the collection include baseball, softball, basketball, and football. Recreational activities include annual playground circuses held outside local recreational facilities, seasonal festivals and celebrations, children's and teens' plays, puppet shows, costume contests, and children's and adults' art exhibits. There are also photographs of children playing on slides, jungle gyms, and the playground blacktop. A few photographs show the exteriors of recreational facilities, and there are also photographs of Recreation Bureau employees. Most of the photographs in the collection were taken from 1950-1965.
Dates
- created: 1932-1970
- Other: Majority of material found in 1950s-1960s
- Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Creator
- City of Norfolk (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Full Extent
7.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Arranged by sport.
Source of Acquisition
City of Norfolk Department of Parks & Recreation by transfer
Processing Information
Processed May 11, 2022.
Subject
- Norfolk (Va.). Department of Parks and Recreation (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Sarah Osorio
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
2nd Floor
Norfolk VA 23510 US
757-431-7429
localhistory@norfolk.gov