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Chicago -- Humboldt Park

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Chicago -- Humboldt Park
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Object Details

Owner

Chicago Park District

Landscape architect

Jenson, Jens
Jenney, W. L. B. (William Le Baron), 1832-1907

Collection Compiler

Weller, Eleanor

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Eleanor Weller Reade collection.
sova.aag.ecw_ref5171

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60ecdba53-eec4-4773-80f1-57dea632f9e1

General

Correspondence written on verso. Postcard postmarked August 3, 1909.

Place

Humboldt Park (Chicago, Illinois)
United States of America -- Illinois -- Cook County -- Chicago

Topic

Gardens -- Illinois -- Chicago

Owner

Chicago Park District

Landscape architect

Jenson, Jens
Jenney, W. L. B. (William Le Baron), 1832-1907

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Eleanor Weller collection
Eleanor Weller collection / Postcards / United States / ECW027: Illinois

Extent

2 Lantern slides

Date

3 August 1909

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.ECW, Item ECW027001

Type

Archival materials
Lantern slides
Picture postcards

Collection 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.

Bibliography

Garden has been featured in Miller, Everitt L. The American Garden Guidebook: a traveler's guide to extraordinary beauty along the beaten path. M. Evans and Company, Inc., New York: 1987. Garden has been featured in Edwards, Jim. Chicago's Opulent Age: 1870s-1940s in Vintage Postcards. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing Incorporated, 2001. Garden has been featured in Miller, Everitt L. The American Garden Guidebook: a traveler's guide to extraordinary beauty along the beaten path. M. Evans and Company, Inc., New York: 1987.

Genre/Form

Picture postcards

Collection 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.
AAG.ECW_ref5171
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60ecdba53-eec4-4773-80f1-57dea632f9e1
AAG.ECW
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1759780200629-1759780228023-2

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