Object Details
Former owner
Harrison, William Henry, President, 1773-1841
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Harrison, Benjamin, III
Harrison, Benjamin, IV, & Anne
Photographer
Miller, Walter H. (Walter Homer), 1909-1999
Collection Compiler
Weller, Eleanor
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Eleanor Weller Reade collection.
sova.aag.ecw_ref5764
General
Caption on verso. Postcard published by Walter H. Miller & Co., Inc., Williamsburg, Virginia.
"Berkeley, ancestral home of two U. S. presidents, is still a working farm today. The major component of the landscape is a series of five terraces leading to the river. This major earth moving was accomplished by slave labor before the invention of machinery."
Place
United States of America -- Virginia -- Charles City County -- Charles City
Berkeley Plantation (Charles City, Virginia)
Topic
Gardens -- Virginia -- Charles City
Former owner
Harrison, William Henry, President, 1773-1841
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Harrison, Benjamin, III
Harrison, Benjamin, IV, & Anne
Photographer
Miller, Walter H. (Walter Homer), 1909-1999
See more items in
Eleanor Weller collection
Eleanor Weller collection / Postcards / United States / ECW056: Virginia
Extent
2 Lantern slides
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.ECW, Item ECW056001
Type
Archival materials
Lantern slides
Photographic 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.
Genre/Form
Photographic 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_ref5764
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6459f1f0f-7673-4169-94f4-3a18410572f4
AAG.ECW
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1759780200629-1759780228190-0