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The Eagles Nest

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Description: View of the Eagles Nest, a Japanese Garden featuring a building amongst plants and outdoor furniture.
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Japanese Tea House and Sunken Gardens

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Description: Elevated view of a Japanese Tea House and sunken gardens, located in an abandoned limestone quarry.
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Fountain near Courthouse

Date: 1910
Description: View of a fountain in the garden of the courthouse, constructed from 1906-1908.
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Gardens on Wendell Avenue

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Description: View of a row of homes on Wendell Avenue featuring fenced-in gardens.
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Gardens and Harbor

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Description: View of expansive gardens rolling down to a harbor.
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Brookside

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Description: Exterior view of Brookside, the luxurious estate of Mr. W.H. Walker. A grand double staircase leads to a fountain in the garden. Published by J.J. Cunningh...
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Italian Garden at Brookside

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Description: View of the Italian gardens at Brookside, the luxurious estate of Mr. W.H. Walker. The gardens were designed by landscape architect, Ferruccia Vitale.
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Italian Garden at Brookside

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Description: View of the Italian garden at Brookside, the luxurious estate of Mr. W.H. Walker, through the porch columns. A fountain and sculpture can be seen amidst t...
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Italian Garden at Brookside

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Description: View of the Italian garden at Brookside, the luxurious estate of Mr. W.H. Walker. A fountain and sculpture can be seen amidst the flowers and other plants ...
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Hunnewell Gardens

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Description: View of the Horatio Hollis Hunnewell Gardens, begun in 1843. A sculpture stands before a stairway leading to a temple-like building.
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Hunnewell Gardens

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Description: View of the Horatio Hollis Hunnewell Gardens, begun in 1843. A body of water is separated from an unpaved pathway by a stone fence, and trees are trimmed t...
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Estate Garden

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Description: View of the gardens at the estate of Ernest L. Conant, featuring sculptures and a fountain.
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Nemours

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Description: View of Nemours, one of the palatial estates of the Alfred I. du Pont (1864-1935) family built between 1909-1910 by Smyth and Son. A staircase leads throug...
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Three Men Drinking

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Description: In a "gag" photograph, three men are drinking from bottles. The two men in the foreground are holding each others bottles. They appear to be standing next ...
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Trimpey Studio Article

Date: 08 1925
Description: A brief article describing the new studio of photographer E.B. Trimpey, including photographs of the front and rear of the building. There is a landscaped ...
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Film Still from "The Beckoning Flame"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still of exterior garden with two actors in Indian costume with turbans in conversation.
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Film Still from "The Beckoning Flame"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still of exterior garden with three actors, two in Indian costume with turbans. One actress in Indian costume. One actor in "colonial" costume.
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President Mary Robinson

Date: 1991
Description: Mary Robinson, President of Ireland, escorting Speaker of the House of Representative Thomas Foley, who was heading a house leadership trip to Ireland. To ...
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Sprouters

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with children raking, spading, and posing alongside a yard with newly planted seeds (Neig...
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Trip to University Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with boys and girls resting, exploring the flowers, and posing before a hike, during a fi...

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