Seymour Nelson Garden: Pinus montana, variety mughus

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Object Details

Owner

Nelson, Seymour

Collection Creator

McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948

American Rose Society

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, J. Horace McFarland Company Collection.

sova.aag.mcf_ref8347

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb676b7ddf7-8c48-4477-bb20-f51cd5d4758b

General note

Garden of Seymour Nelson on Park Drive near the entrance of the Swedenborgian Community in Glenview, Illinois. The home was demolished in ca. 1994. Nelson was the son of Swain Nelson who was the landscape contractor for the Columbian Exposition of 1893. Swain Nelson's firm was also involved in the development of Lincoln Park and Graceland Cemetery in Chicago. Swedenborgian Park, referred to as "Glenview's Walden," was established in 1894.

Place

United States -- Illinois -- Cook County -- Glenview

Seymour Nelson Garden (Glenview, Illinois)

Topic

Urns

Walkways, gravel

Houses

Porches

Gardens -- Illinois -- Glenview

Pine

Owner

Nelson, Seymour

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J. Horace McFarland Company collection

J. Horace McFarland Company collection / Series 1: Garden Images / United States / Illinois / IL044: Glenview -- Seymour Nelson Garden

Extent

1 Photographic print ((mounted on cardboard), black and white, mount 8.5 x 10.5 in.)

Date

09/09/1911

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.MCF, Item IL044001

Type

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Collection Rights

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Collection Restrictions

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AAG.MCF_ref8347

Large EAD

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb676b7ddf7-8c48-4477-bb20-f51cd5d4758b

AAG.MCF

AAG

Record ID

ebl-1504732814211-1504732814835-0

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