1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Lantern slides
Place:
Maryland -- Easton
United States of America -- Maryland -- Talbot County -- Easton
Date:
[between 1914 and 1949?]
General:
The slide was made of a painting done in 1820. At the foot of the main path an enchanting two-storied pergola was so place that from the upper level a complete view fo the surrounding country could be enjoyed, and when on gala occasions musicians used this platform, one may imagine what a setting it made.
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena."
Historic plate number: "42."
Historic plate caption: "Maryland, Perry Hall, Easton Garden Pergola."
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
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Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
