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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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York Hall

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Description: Exterior view of York Hall, also known as Nelson House, built in 1730 in the Georgian style by "Scotch Tom" Nelson. In the foreground, the gardens can be ...
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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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Garden at the Walhall Estate

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Description: View of an elaborate garden with a fountain and sculpture at the Walhall Estate.
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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. Side lawn paths frame a ...
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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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Teenagers with Vegetables

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Description: A young man and woman wearing work clothes are standing in a garden, holding very large root vegetables. The woman is wearing a bonnet and the man is weari...
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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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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: 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...
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Some Bare Spots

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with examples of yards in need of gardens at the Vitale and Annie Gambino homes, and a spot...
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Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Pertzborn Girls

Date: 1939
Description: Image from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with Alice, Rachel, and Barbara Pertzborn posing by their garden in the front corner of ...

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