United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County -- Pittsburgh
Mark Meaders - David Kozloff Garden (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Scope and Contents:
32 digital images (2020-2022) and 1 file folder.
General:
Work on this three-quarter acre hillside garden began in 1988 when wild growth was cleared and desirable plants were pruned. The property faces north and its shape is mostly a long rectangle with additional space to one side at the bottom. In 1989 masses of impatiens were planted for summer color followed by quantities of bulbs planted in the fall. Then perennials were planted in any open space. Eventually the plants that adapted best came to dominate and provide successive blooms for three seasons. First in spring are yellow daffodils, purple Hesperia, and white spirea from the owner's mother's garden. Next are azaleas, rhododendron and dogwood, followed by self-seeding foxgloves in white, purple and pink. As these decline red and white roses, daylilies in many colors, and red crocosmia and monarda come into bloom in full summer. Hydrangeas in blue or white follow then fade to green along with limelight hydrangea. In September white Montauk daisies start up and bloom until hard frosts; an earlier garden from 1939 contributes red burning bush. Japanese maples and fothergilla complete the colorful seasons.
Bricks were salvaged from old houses in the neighborhood that were being demolished and used to build paths. A bamboo grove that is contained by a dry moat hides the secret garden: two benches in perpetual shade. A white marble spire purchased at auction is a focal point and complements a neighboring church steeple. There is a vegetable patch protected by deer fencing and a sunroom/greenhouse that was added to the house in 2005. Even before the sunroom was built the owner dug out a small pond with a waterfall at the house's back door. A larger 25-foot pond was created near the bamboo grove followed by a 12 by 15-foot pond with a waterfall best viewed from the house, another small pond outside the sunroom, and finally a 10 by 10-foot pond near the vegetable garden. As a final touch thousands of tiny lights were wrapped around trunks and into the canopies of small trees for nighttime illumination.
Persons associated with the garden's design: Cathryn Brandau, fellow gardener (1988- ); Robert Meaders, AIA, gardener and landscape designer (periodically); Mark Meaders, owner and gardener (1988- ).
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
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.
(The original video was made from the original film that was in a high state of deterioration. Original film was then destroyed.)
1. South America, Panama Canal, Havana, (2 of 2)
Descriptive Summary: On board ship, small lighthouse, (Havana harbor?), boys and girls swimming to meet the ship, diving, etc., huge dual memorial column, men drinking, women lounging, shop scenes, S.S. Pastore, shots of a beach, boy on a donkey, harbor and ship shots, tropical forest, Santa Paula boat trip, dock/harbor small gauge railway
Date: 1934
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured: Harry M. Bergman, Ruth Perl, et. al.
2. Chicago World's Fair, Salt Lake, Yellowstone
Descriptive Summary: Excelsior Geyser Crater, Yellowstone, geysers, Old Faithful, Kettle Spring, geisers, Sponge Geyser, bears, Continental Divide, Keshore Geyser, more bears, trout fishing, views of the park, waterfalls, bears, Tower Falls, hot springs, copper mine, mine railroad, blasting, Chicago World's Fair, Hall of Science, sky tram, views of the fair, Swiss Village, automated dinosaur, Firestone Building, Belgium, Planetarium, Sears towers, parade, Ford Building, Swift Building
Date: 1934
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured: Harry M. Bergman, Ruth Perl, et. al.
3. The Yawl Thora
a. Cruise on Thora
Descriptive Summary: professional done title cards are interspersed throughout this film, whistling buoy at Eastern Shoals, porpoise at play, sea bass fishing off the Shoals of Montauk, Block Island
Date: ca. 1927
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured: Harry M. Bergman
b. Thora to Shelter Island
Descriptive Summary: Thora at harbor, houses and shore in the distance, sailing along the East River [the Hudson?], sail boats, on board ship, women canoeing, barge carrying timber, mining along the river, a side-wheeler, dock side, the Rockaway Park Yacht Club?
Date: ca. 1927
Camera Operator: Harry N. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured: Harry N. Bergman
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original and master (preservation) films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
The National Museum of American History may not authorize publication, reproduction, or distribution by a commercial, for-profit publisher, distributor, media producer, or film maker without the express permission of the Donors.
The term of the requirement for written authorization prior to third party, for-profit, commercial use will last 50 (fifty) years unless agreed to in writing by both the National Museum of American History and the Donors.
Collection Citation:
Kahn Family Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Generous support for this collection has come from the National Film Preservation Foundation and Mr. Alan R. Kahn.
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
New York - Long Island - East Hampton, Montauk, Shelter Island
Collection Creator:
National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution. Search this
Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician) Search this
Container:
Box 10
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Victor A. Blenkle Postcard Collection, c. 1880-c. 1970, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,
Davies, R. E. G. (Ronald Edward George) Search this
Container:
Cabinet 1, Drawer 4
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1930s to 1990s
Scope and Contents:
Air North, Astec Air East, Air Hyannis, Air-Speed, Airspur, Air Taxi Company, Air Vectors Airways, Air Vermont, Albany Air, Atlantic Air, Atlantic Express, Bar Harbor Airlines, Block Island (New England Airlines), Boston-Maine Central Vermont Airways, Brockway Air, Business Commuter Airlines, Business Express, Cape Air, Cape and Islands Airlines, Catskill Airways, Chatham Aviation, Clinton Aero Corp., Command Airways, Cosmopolitan Airlines, Commuter Airlines, Cosmopolitan Commuter Airlines, Courtesy Air Service, Cumberland Airlines, Danbury Airways, Downeast Airlines, East Hampton Aire, East Coast Commuter, Executive Airlines, Express Air, Federal Carriers, Flight Aviation Systems, Freedom Airlines, Golden Eagle Service, Green Mountain Airlines, Gull Air, Heussler Air Service, Henson, Holiday Airlines, Hyannis Aviation, Jetstream International Airlines, Long Island Airlines, Mac Air Taxi, Maine Air, Mall Airways, Mass Air, Merrimack, Mid-Atlantic Express Airlines, Monmouth Airlines, Montauk Caribbean Airways, Nantucket Airlines, National Air, Newair, New Haven Airways, Newport Aero, New England Airlines, New England Commuter, New Jersey Airways, New York Air, Nor East Commuter Airlines, Northern Airways, Northern International Airlines, Pocono Airlines, Pilgrim Airlines, Precision Airlines, Pioneer Airlines, Pacific Express, Princeton Aviation Corporation, Princeton Airways Executive Shuttle, Princeton Air Link, Provincetown-Boston Airlines (Northern System), Rainbow Air, Rutland Airways, Seaplane Shuttle Transport, Suburban Air Taxi, Susquehanna Airlines, Trans East Airlines, Trans-New England, Travel-Air-Service, Tri-State Airlines, Valley Airlines, Viking Airways, Wiggin Airways, Will's Air, Winnipesaukee Airlines, Yankee Airlines
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
R. E. G. (Ron) Davies Air Transport Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0604, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Indians of North America -- Great Basin Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Albums
Photographs
Date:
circa 1877
Scope and Contents note:
Albums probably assembled by William Henry Jackson, mostly containing portraits of Native American delegates in Washington, D.C. and photographs made on US Geological Surveys (including the Hayden and Powell surveys). Photographs from the field include John K. Hillers' photographs of the Southwest, photographs of Fort Laramie (possibly by Alexander Gardner), Orloff R. Westmann's photographs of Taos Pueblo, and Jackson's photographs of Crow, Shoshoni, Pawnee, and Nez Perce Tribes and related sites. Most of the photographs were made circa 1860s-1870s.
The albums were probably by Jackson while working under Ferdinand V. Hayden for the United States Geological Survey of the Territories. The reason for their creation is uncertain, though it may have been a project set up by Hayden or a continuation of William Henry Blackmore's tradition of publishing albums. Some of the albums include captions pasted from Jackson's Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians (1877) while others have handwritten captions.
Biographical/Historical note:
William Henry Jackson (1843-1942) was an American painter, photographer and explorer. Born in New York, he sold drawings and retouched photographs from an early age. After serving in the Civil War, he opened a photography studio in Omaha, Nebraska, with his brother Edward. As photographer for the US Geological and Geographical Surveys (1870-1878), he documented the American west and published the first photographs of Yellowstone. When the surveys lost funding in 1879, Jackson opened a studio in Denver, Colorado, and also worked for various railroad companies. Many of Jackson's photographs were displayed at the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago (1893), for which he was the official photographer.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 4420
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Original negatives for many of the photographs in this collection can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in the BAE historical negatives.
The National Museum of the American Indian Archives holds William Henry Jackson photographs and negatives.
Additional Jackson photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 4605, MS 4801, Photo Lot 14, Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 29, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 40, Photo Lot 60, Photo Lot 93, Photo lot 143, Photo Lot 87-2P, Photo Lot 87-20, and Photo Lot 90-1.
Correspondence from Jackson held in the National Anthropological Archives in MS 4517, MS 4881, MS 4821, and collections of personal papers.
Photo Lot 4420, William Henry Jackson photograph albums based on his Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Robert Dennis Reid papers, 1961-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Robert Dennis Reid papers, 1961-1977. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Company catalog card included (title inscribed on card).
Similar to RSN 10941.
60672 (company accession number).
Currently stored in box 2.1.10 [71].
Right side broken, 4/5 missing.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.