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Interviewee:

Bascom, Ruth Esherick  Search this

Bascom, Mansfield  Search this

Interviewer:

Pacini, Marina  Search this

Names:

Esherick, Wharton  Search this

Extent:

105 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Sound recordings

Interviews

Date:

1991 March 26

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Ruth Esherick Bascom and Mansfield Bascom regarding Wharton Esherick, conducted 1991 March 26, by Marina Pacini, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.

Ruth Esherick Bascom and Mansfield Bascom speak about Wharton Esherick's family, his education, his "organic" life in Paoli, Pennsylvania, and his efforts to support himself through the sale of his paintings, furniture and sculpture. They discuss Esherick's work, its stylistic development, and changes in his prints and furniture, materials; clients such as the Hedgrow Theater, The Fischer family, Marjorie Content, Curtis Bok; Esherick's studio and his workshop; Esherick's relationship with Miriam Phillips and some of the clients she brought him; and contacts in New York City.

Biographical / Historical:

Ruth Esherick Bascom from Paoli, Pennsylvania, is the daughter of Wharton Esherick (1887-1970), who was a sculptor, painter, printmaker, and furniture maker from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bascom is married to Mansfield Bascom.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 2 hr., 40 min.

Provenance:

These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics anda others.

Restrictions:

Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Cabinetmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Printmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Sculptors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Topic:

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women printmakers  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

Art, Modern  Search this

Genre/Form:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Identifier:

AAA.bascom91

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c9080509-75de-4d93-a6fc-98e58b40861d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-bascom91

Interviewee:

Ringgold, Faith  Search this

Interviewer:

Nadelman, Cynthia  Search this

Names:

Gwathmey, Robert, 1903-1988  Search this

Lippard, Lucy R.  Search this

Lloyd, Tom, 1929-  Search this

Morris, Robert, 1931-2018  Search this

Tucker, Marcia  Search this

Extent:

349 Pages (Transcript)

15 Items (sound files (10 hr., 49 min.), digital)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1989 September 6-October 18

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Faith Ringgold conducted 1989 September 6-October 18, by Cynthia Nadelman, for the Archives of American Art.

Ringgold discusses Harlem from the 1930s through the 1970s; her background and education; her art and political activities; feminism; the evolution of her work; her paintings, soft sculpture constructions, quilts, and performance pieces. She recalls Robert Gwathmey, Tom Lloyd, Robert Morris, Marcia Tucker, Lucy Lippard, her mother, and others.

Biographical / Historical:

Faith Ringgold (1930- ) is an Afro-American painter, sculptor, and performance artist from New York, N.Y.

General:

Originally recorded on 8 sound cassettes. Reformatted in 2010 as 15 digital wav files. Duration is 10 hr., 50 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics, and administrators. Funding for this interview provided by the Lannan Foundation.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Quiltmakers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Performance art  Search this

Painting, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

African American artists  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Women performance artists  Search this

Women sculptors  Search this

African American quiltmakers  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Sponsor:

Funding for this interview was provided by the Lannan Foundation.

Funding for the digital preservation of this interview was provided by a grant from the Save America's Treasures Program of the National Park Service.

Identifier:

AAA.ringgo89

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a7611879-5e18-48a4-8202-96d4af3aaeb9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-ringgo89

Creator:

Von Moschzisker, Berthe, 1915-2002  Search this

Interviewer:

Hunter, Anne S.  Search this

Names:

Print Club (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this

Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000  Search this

Hayter, Stanley William, 1901-1988  Search this

Extent:

2 Sound cassettes (Sound recording)

108 Pages (Transcript)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Sound cassettes

Pages

Interviews

Sound recordings

Date:

1990 November 26

Scope and Contents:

An interview of Berthe von Moschzisker conducted 1990 November 26, by Anne Schuster Hunter, for the Archives of American Art Philadelphia Project.

Von Moschzisker speaks about her background and education; cataloging the John S. Phillips print collection at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; her tenure as director of the Print Club of Philadelphia, including editions published for the club by Leonard Baskin and others; print workshops including Prints in Progress run by Stanley William Hayter; the Print Club Permanent Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art; supporters of the club; and the status of prints within the Philadelphia art community.

Biographical / Historical:

Berthe von Moschzisker (1915-2002) was the director of the Print Club of Philadelphia from 1944-1969.

General:

Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 3 hr., 41 min.

Provenance:

This interview is part of the Archives' Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.

Restrictions:

Transcript: Patrons must use microfilm copy.

Occupation:

Arts administrators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Interviews  Search this

Topic:

Prints -- Societies, etc. -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Prints -- Technique  Search this

Prints -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this

Genre/Form:

Interviews

Sound recordings

Identifier:

AAA.vonmos90

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d42c19e6-f7ab-45b2-971d-268e1d7668f9

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-vonmos90

Creator:

Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this

Extent:

131 Linear feet (29 architectural drawings)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diaries

Financial records

Correspondence

Photographs

Place:

China

Syria

Egypt

India

London (England)

Japan

Boston (Mass.)

Detroit (Mich.)

Washington (D.C.)

Kandy (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka

Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)

Date:

1876-1931

Summary:

The personal papers of Charles Lang Freer, the industrialist and art collector who founded the Freer Gallery of Art. The papers include correspondence, diaries, art inventories, scrapbooks of clippings on James McNeil Whistler and other press clippings, and photographs.

Scope Content:

The personal papers of Charles Lang Freer, the industrialist and art collector who founded the Freer Gallery of Art. The papers include correspondence, diaries, art inventories, scrapbooks of clippings on James McNeil Whistler and other press clippings, financial material, architectural drawings, and photographs.

Correspondence, circa 1860-1921, includes Freer's correspondence, 1876-1920, with artists, dealers, collectors, museums, and public figures; letterpress books contain copies of Freer's outgoing letters, 1892-1910; correspondence collected by Freer of James McNeill Whistler, and his wife Beatrix, 186?-1909, with Lady Colin Campbell, Thomas R. Way, Alexander Reid, Whistler's mother, Mrs. George W. Whistler, and others; correspondence of Whistler collector Richard A. Canfield, 1904-1913, regarding works in Canfield's collection; and correspondence of Freer's assistant, Katharine Nash Rhoades, 1920-1921, soliciting Freer's letters from his associates, and regarding the settlement of his estate.

Also included are twenty-nine pocket diaries, 1889-1890, 1892-1898, 1900-1919, recording daily activities, people and places visited, observations, and comments; a diary kept by Freer's caretaker, Joseph Stephens Warring, recording daily activities at Freer's Detroit home, 1907-1910. Inventories, n.d. and 1901-1921, of American, European, and Asian art in Freer's collection, often including provenance information; vouchers, 1884-1919, documenting his purchases; five volumes of scrapbooks of clippings on James McNeill Whistler, 1888-1931, labeled "Various," "Peacock Room," "Death, etc.," "Paris, etc.," and "Boston...London" ; three volumes of newsclippings, 1900-1930, concerning Freer and the opening of the Freer Gallery of Art.

Correspondence regarding Freer's gift and bequest to the Smithsonian Institution, 1902-1916; and photographs, ca. 1880-1930, of Freer, including portraits by Alvin Langdon Coburn and Edward Steichen, Freer with others, Freer in Cairo, China and Japan, Freer's death mask, and his memorial service, Kyoto, 1930; photographs of artists and others, including Thomas Dewing, Ernest Fenollosa, Katharine Rhoades taken by Alfred Stieglitz, Rosalind B. Philip, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Abbott H. Thayer, Dwight Tryon, and Whistler; and photographs relating to Whistler, including art works depicting him, grave and memorial monuments, works of art, the Peacock Room, and Whistler's memorial exhibition at the Copley Society.

Organization of the Papers:

This collection is organized into twelve series.

Series 1: Genealogical and Biographical Data

Series 2: Correspondence

Series 3: Diaries

Series 4: Freer Colleague Materials

Series 5: Art Inventories

Series 6: Financial Materials

Series 7: Exhibition Loan Files

Series 8: Biblical Manuscripts and Gold Treasure Files

Series 9: American School of Archaeology in China

Series 10: Printed Material

Series 11: Outsize Material

Series 12: Photographs

Biographical Note:

1854 February 25 -- Born in Kingston, New York

1873 -- Appointed accountant and paymaster of New York, Kingston and Syracuse Railroad by Frank J. Hecker (1846-1927)

1876 -- Moves to Indiana to work, with Hecker, for the Detroit and Eel River and Illinois Railroad

1880 -- Moves to Detroit, participates in organization of the Peninsular Car Works with Hecker

1883 -- Becomes vice president and secretary of Peninsular Car Company when it succeeds Peninsular Car Works

1883 -- Begins collecting European prints

1884 -- Peninsular Car Company constructs plant on Ferry Avenue

1887 -- Meets Howard Mansfield (1849-1938)

1887 -- Acquires proofs of 26 etchings, Venice, Second Series(1886), by James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903)

1887 -- Purchases a small Japanese fan attributed to Ogata Korin(1658-1715)

1887 -- Buys land on Ferry Avenue

1889 -- Meets Frederick Stuart Church (1826-1900) and Dwight William Tryon (1849-1925) in New York

1890 -- Commissions Wilson Eyre (1858-1944) to design house on Ferry Avenue, Detroit, Michigan

1890 -- On first trip to London, meets James McNeill Whistler(1834-1903)

1892 -- Moves to Ferry Avenue house

1892 -- Tryon and Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851-1938) undertake decoration of reception rooms

1893 -- Lends American paintings to World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago

1893 -- Purchases first piece of Chinese art, a small painting of white herons by an anonymous Ming dynasty (1368-1644) artist

1894 -- Begins yearlong trip around the world, which includes visit to the Whistlers in Paris and first trip to Asia, stopping in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), India, China, and Japan

1896 -- Meets Matsuki Bunkyo (1867-1940) in Boston

1899 -- Takes part in consolidation of railroad-car building companies then retires from active business

1900 -- Attends Exposition International Universelle in Paris

1900 -- Buys villa in Capri with Thomas S. Jerome

1901 -- Meets Siegfried Bing (1838-1905) in Paris and Ernest Fenollosa(1853-1908), who visits Freer in Detroit

1902 -- Meets Dikran Kelekian (1868-1951)

1902 -- Spends summer in Britain building Whistler collection

1902 -- Views Whistler's, Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room

1904 -- Purchases Whistler's Peacock Room

1904 -- Offers his art collections and funds to build a museum in which to house them to the Smithsonian Institution

1905 -- Smithsonian committee visits Freer in Detroit

1906 -- United States government formally accepts Freer's gift on January 24

1906 -- Freer signs Deed of Gift to Smithsonian Institution on May 5

1907 -- On second tour of Asia, meets Hara Tomitaro 1868-1939) in Yokohama, Japan

1908 -- Takes third trip to Asia, specifically to West Asia to study Rakka ware

1909 -- Tours Europe to study art museums

1909 -- On fourth trip to Asia, attends memorial ceremony for Fenollosa (d.1908 September) at Miidera, Japan, and meets Duanfang (1861-1911) in China

1910 -- On last trip to Asia, visits Longmen Buddhist caves in China

1911 -- Suffers stroke

1912 -- Lends selection of objects for exhibition at Smithsonian Institution

1913 -- Meets Eugene (1875-1957) and Agnes E. (1887-1970) Meyer

1913 -- Commissions Charles Adams Platt (1861-1933) to design museum building in Washington

1914 -- Meets Katharine Nash Rhoades (1885-1965) in Detroit

1915 -- Settles in New York City

1915 -- Site of future Freer Gallery of Art is determined

1916 -- Platt's plans for Freer Gallery are approved by Smithsonian Regents and Commission of Fine Arts and ground is broken in September

1918 -- After falling ill in Detroit, Freer travels to New York for treatment

1918 -- Work on the museum building is delayed by the war

1919 -- Freer appends codicil to will permitting acquisitions of Asian, Egyptian, and Near Eastern (West Asian) art

1919 -- Dies in New York City on 25 September and is buried in Kingston, New York

1919 -- Construction of Freer Gallery completed

1920 -- John Ellerton Lodge (1876-1942) is appointed director of the Freer Gallery

1923 -- Freer Gallery opens to the public on May 9

1930 -- Memorial ceremony for Freer is held at Koetsuji, Kyoto

Charles Lang Freer was an American industrialist who founded the Freer Gallery of Art. He was a well-known collector of Asian art, and strongly supported the synthesis of Eastern art and Western art. One of his most famous acquisitions was James McNeill Whistler's Peacock Room.

Index:

Index to cross-referenced correspondents in the series Charles Lang Freer correspondence

Beal, Junius E. -- See: -- Warring, Joseph Stephens

Black, George M. -- See: -- Saint-Gaudens, Augustus

Board of Education (Kingston, New York) See: Michael, M. J.

Bonner, Campbell See: University of Michigan

Boughton, George H. See: Yardley, F. C.

British Museum See: Binyon, Laurence; Hobson, R. L.

Brown, Harold H. See: Art Association of Indianapolis

Buchner, Evelyn B. See: Knoedler, M., and Company

Buckholder, C. H. See: Art Institute of Chicago

Butler, S. B. See: Unidentified correspondents

Carnegie Institute See: Balken, Edward Duff; Harshe, Robert B.

Carpenter, Newton H. See: Art Institute of Chicago

Caulkins, Horace James See: Pewabic Pottery

Chao, Shih-chin See: Gunn, Chu Su

Chicago & North Western Railway Co. See: Hughett, Marvin

Clark, Charles Upson See: Clark, Arthur B.

Cleveland Museum of Art See: Whiting, Frederic Allen

Columbia University See: Braun, W. A.; Gottheil, Richard; Hirth, Friederich

Commission of Fine Arts See: Moore, Charles

Corcoran Gallery of Art See: Minnigerode, C. Powell

Crocker, Anna B. See: Portland Art Association

Dannenberg, D. E. See: Karlbeck, Orvar

De Menoncal, Beatrice See: Lien, Hui Ch'ing Collection

De Ricci, Seymour See: Ricci, Seymour de

Defnet, William A., Mrs., See: Franke, Ida M.

DeMotte See: Vigouroux, J.

Detroit Institute of Arts See: Detroit Museum of Art

Detroit Publishing Company See: Livingstone, W. A.

Detroit School of Design See: George Hamilton; Stevens, Henry

DeVinne Press See: Peters, Samuel T.; Witherspoon, A. S.

Dyrenforth, P. C. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Eddy, Arthur J. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Eggers, George Williams See: Art Institute of Chicago

Farr, Daniel H. See: Robinson and Farr

Farrand School (Detroit) See: Yendall, Edith

Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago) See: Laufer, Berthold

Flagg, Frederick J. See: Allen, Horace N.

Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University See: Forbes, Edward; Pope, Arthur Upham; Sachs, Paul J.

French, M. R. See: Art Institute of Chicago

Fu, Lan-ya See: Pang, Lai-ch'en

Fujii, Yoshio See: Yoshio, Fujii

Gerrity, Thomas See: Knoedler, M., and Company

Goupil Gallery See: Marchant, William

Gray, William J. See: Barr, Eva

Great Lakes Engineering Works See: Hoyt, H. W.

Grolier Club See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Heinemann, W. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Holden, Edward S. See: West Point, U. S. Military Academy

Hudson, J. L. See: Weber, William C.

Hutchins, Harry B. See: University of Michigan

Hutchins, Charles L. See: Art Institute of Chicago

Kelekian, H. G. See: Kelekian, Dikran G.

Kent, H. W. See: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Lee, Kee Son See: Li, Chi-ch'un

Levy, John See: Schneider, A. K.

Library of Congress See: Rice, Richard A.; Wright, Helen

Louvre (Paris, France) See: Midgeon, Gaston

Matsuki, Z. See: Matsuki, Kihachiro

McKim, Mead and White See: White, Stanford

Mills, A. L., Colonel See: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus

Miner, Luella See: Lien, Hui Ch'ing Collection

Minneapolis Institute of Arts See: Breck, Joseph; Van Derlip, John R.

Monif, R. Khan See: Rathbun, Richard

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston See: Lodge, John Ellerton

Naser, Katen & Nahass See: Katen, K.

Nordlinger, Marie, Miss See: Meyer-Riefstahl, Marie

Panama Pacific International Exposition See: Moore, Charles C.; Trask, John E. D.

Peabody Museum See: Morse, Edward Sylvester

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts See: Trask, John E. D.

Perry, Mary Chase, Miss., See: Pewabic Pottery

Philip, Ronald M. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Pope, G. D. See: Barr, Eva

Reinhart, A. G. See: Gottschalk, E.

Reitz, Sigisbert Chrétien Bosch See: Bosch-Reitz, Sigisbert Chrétien

Rutgers College See: Van Dyke, John C.

Saint-Gaudens, Augusta H. See: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus

Saint-Gaudens, Homer See: Saint-Gaudens, Augustus

Samurai Shokai See: Nomura, Yozo

San Francisco Art Association See: Laurvik, J. Nilsen

Scribner's, Charles, Sons See: Van Dyke, John C.

Shaw, Wilfred B. See: University of Michigan

Shirae, S. Z. See: Yamanaka and Company

Smith College See: Clark, Arthur B.

Smithsonian Institution See: Holmes, William Henry; Rathbun, Richard; Ravenel, Walcott, Charles D.

Society of Arts and Crafts (Detroit) See: Plumb, Helen

Societe des Beaux-Arts See: Reid, Alexander

Stevens, George W. See: Toledo Museum of Art

Stratton, Mary Chase Perry See: Pewabic Pottery

Tanaka, Kichijiro See: Yamanaka and Company

Tuttle, William F. See: Art Institute of Chicago

Union Trust Company (Detroit) See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

United States Military Academy See: West Point, U. S. Military Academy

University of Chicago See: Zug, George Breed

University of Pennsylvania, Univ. Mus. See: Gordon, George Bryon

Ushikubo, D. J. R. See: Yamanaka and Company

Wallis & Son See: Barr, Eva; Thompson, C. Croal Ward, Clarence See: Oberlin College

Warren, Edward K. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Warring, Stephen See: Warring, Joseph Stephens

Watkin, Williams R. T. See: Philip, Rosalind Birnie

Watson, Margaret, Miss See: Parker, Margaret Watson

Whistler, Anna See: Stanton, Anna Whistler

Whiting, Almon C. See: Toledo Museum of Art

Williams College See: Rice, Richard A

Wright, F. G. See: Orbach and Company

Yatsuhashi, H. See: Yamanaka and Company

Index to cross-referenced correspondence in the series Whistler correspondence

Bell, William See: Unidentified correspondents

Brown, Ernest See: Painter Etchers' Society, Committee

Cowen, John T. See subseries: Charles Lang Freer Correspondence

Ford, Sheridan See: Reid, Alexander

Haden, Francis Seymour See: Painter Etchers' Society, Committee

Haden, Francis Seymour, Lady See: Haden, Deborah Whistler

Leighton, Frederick, Baron See: Campbell, Lady Colin

Moore, Albert See: Reid, Alexander

Morley, Charles See: Pall Mall Gazette

Morris, Harrison S. See: Reid, Alexander

Pennell, Joseph See: Miscellaneous typescripts

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts See: Reid, Alexander

Prange, F. G. See: Reid, Alexander

Societe des Beaux-Arts See: Reid, Alexander

Society of Portrait Painters See: Reid, Alexander

Stevens Fine Art See: Reid, Alexander

Studd, Arthur See: Miscellaneous typescripts

[Vanderbilt?], George, Mrs. See: George, Mrs.

Whistler, William McNeill, Mrs. See: Whistler, Nellie

Whistler Memorial Committee See: Miscellaneous typescripts

Related Material:

The Archives of American Art microfilmed portions of the Freer papers in 1992. The microfilm is available at the Archives of American Art's Washington D.C. office, the Freer Gallery of Art Library, and through interlibrary loan.

Provenance:

Gift of the Estate of Charles Lang Freer.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Art, American -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Art, Asian -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Architecture -- Asia  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries

Financial records

Correspondence

Photographs

Citation:

Charles Lang Freer Papers. FSA A.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer.

Identifier:

FSA.A.01

See more items in:

Charles Lang Freer Papers

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3f1a0e3e0-630c-48d4-ba28-485946b1d615

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a-01

Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

.18 Cubic feet (343 slides, 35mm color)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1950-1965

Content Description:

The Adelaide Pratt garden photography slide series within The Garden Club of America Collection consists of 35mm slides of various gardens photographed by Pratt, a member of the Chestnut Hill Garden Club in Massachusetts.

Biographical / Historical:

Adelaide Moors Pratt (d. 2004) was a photographer and member of the Cohasset Garden Club and Chestnut Hill Garden Club, both in Massachusetts. In 1991 she received a Zone Historic Preservation Award from The Garden Club of America and a Club Historic Preservation Award from the Chestnut Hill Garden Club.

Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- California  Search this

Gardens -- New Jersey  Search this

Gardens -- Vermont  Search this

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT

See more items in:

Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb686c55cda-e424-424d-ba87-54e798a0be23

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aag-gca-prt

Former owner:

Leadbetter, Frederick  Search this

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

3 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Montecito

Las Tejas (Santa Barbara, California)

Date:

1952

General:

The original slide is inscribed "1952/Cal[ifornia]/Mrs. Oakleigh Thorne/Santa Barbara." A published source indicates that the images could be Gaywood, another garden owned by Mrs. Oakleigh (Helen) Thorne in Montecito.

Persons associated with the property include: Oakleigh and Helen Seymour Starford Thorne (former owner, 1917-1941), Frederick Leadbetter (former owner, 1941- ).

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- California -- Montecito  Search this

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA063

See more items in:

Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides / Gardens / California

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb68e082e1c-b98c-4382-994b-f96d9565dd31

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref11

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

2 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Santa Barbara

Date:

1952

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA588

See more items in:

Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides / Gardens / California

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b38d15b2-1105-46f2-9646-3b38b3777837

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref33

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

3 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Santa Barbara

Montecito Country Club (Santa Barbara, California)

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images of the building's exterior, pool, and surrounding landscape.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA589

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6047b4369-aad5-452c-8678-e7cad04a2be4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref34

Owner:

Sheets, Harold F.  Search this

Sheets, Ruth  Search this

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

6 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Santa Barbara

Hill Top (Santa Barbara, California

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images of desert garden, lawn, and citrus trees.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- California -- Santa Barbara  Search this

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA591

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d3918f3d-9d2e-480a-8115-c45fbf03a034

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref35

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

4 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Santa Barbara

El Presidio (Santa Babara, California)

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images of Spanish Colonial Revival courtyard, and arranged table displays.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA592

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Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides / Gardens / California

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6d2e551bd-8dd3-41a3-b6b5-16b246b9d02e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref36

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

4 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Santa Barbara

How Garden (Santa Barbara, California)

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images of parking area, patio, reflecting pool, and garden pathway.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- California -- Santa Barbara  Search this

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA597

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Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides / Gardens / California

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb603ef5a7a-0b3e-43b6-94c5-7565dafd0a04

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref37

Owner:

Green, John H.  Search this

Green, Caroline P.  Search this

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

4 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 3

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Santa Barbara

Green Garden (Santa Barbara, California)

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images of courtyard, swimming pool, allee, and patio.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- California -- Santa Barbara  Search this

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA602

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb647c18d26-bbb1-4d8c-8c72-e81554f6649e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref38

Owner:

Gladwin, Harold S.  Search this

Gladwin, Winnifred J.  Search this

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

4 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 3

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Santa Barbara

The Green Hill (Santa Barbara, California)

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images of a house, a bird-of-paradise flower, a terrace, potted plants, and courtyard with a reflecting pool.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- California -- Santa Barbara  Search this

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA603

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb652e69d16-203e-4292-b78a-cfbf9c265800

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref39

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

6 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 3

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Santa Barbara County -- Santa Barbara

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images of riders and horses on a beach, wildflowers on a hillside, and the swimming pool at the Coral Casino Beach and Cabana Club in Santa Barbara.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA616

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e057f981-5297-44de-a620-70da7c416d94

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref40

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

14 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- San Mateo County -- Woodside

Filoli (Woodside, California)

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images of parking area, walkway, lawn, gate, walled garden, and formal gardens.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- California -- Woodside  Search this

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA072

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6b455ca8e-b400-4dca-a597-52c27d88e20d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref41

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

10 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 2

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- San Mateo County -- Woodside

Davies Garden (Woodside, California)

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images the interior and exterior views of a mid-century modern house, as well as the lawn, patio, pergola, plant beds, shade area, and sunken conversation pit.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- California -- Woodside  Search this

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA311

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Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides / Gardens / California

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6767c24be-673e-4314-b946-7265f31ffecf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref42

Owner:

United States. National Park Service  Search this

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

38 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California -- Yosemite National Park

Yosemite National Park (California)

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images of lodges, Yosemite Falls, wildlife, a lake, waterways, mountains, and ski area.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File CA022

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Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides / Gardens / California

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb62cb5306e-92f6-4959-8909-f44bf7b2b781

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref43

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

5 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 3

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- California

Date:

1952

General:

Includes images of a chartered Santa Fe passenger rail car special for the Garden Club of America, a rail depot station, and views of the ocean at sunset.

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File GCA038

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Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides / Gardens / California

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6cb08b7ef-9e16-4607-89cf-16dfa6023c3d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref44

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

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Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides / Gardens

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb645064b69-2ff3-452d-961b-62aefd7cac9d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref45

Series Photographer:

Pratt, Adelaide Moors, d. 2004  Search this

Extent:

18 Slides (photographs)

Container:

Box 3

Type:

Archival materials

Slides

Slides (photographs)

Place:

United States of America -- New Jersey -- Mercer County -- Princeton

Date:

circa 1950-1960

Series Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Series Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- New Jersey -- Princeton  Search this

Series Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection, Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides

Identifier:

AAG.GCA.PRT, File NJ620

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Adelaide Pratt garden photography slides / Gardens / New Jersey

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb682261629-bf98-4746-9f4b-26aa8ad99f61

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-prt-ref46