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Smyth Garden

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Smyth Garden
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Object Details

Slide manufacturer

Van Altena, Edward

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref12590

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb67c5ee9f8-18fa-40a3-9a43-d39ea223ba60

General

The design for this garden was formal and incorporated structural elements such as a pergola. Persons associated with the garden include Henry B. Smyth (former owner).
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena, 71-79 W. 45th St., N.Y.C."
Historic plate number: "50."
Historic plate caption: "South Carolina; Charleston. Garden House."

Place

South Carolina -- Charleston
United States of America -- South Carolina -- Charleston County -- Charleston

Topic

Trellises
Garden houses
Evergreens
Garden houses
Walkways

Slide manufacturer

Van Altena, Edward

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / South Carolina / SC005: Charleston -- Smyth Garden

Sponsor

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Extent

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Date

[between 1914 and 1949?]

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item SC005001

Type

Archival materials
Photographs
Lantern slides

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 Alice G. B. Lockwood, ed. and comp., Gardens of Colony and State, Vol. 2 (New York: C. Scribner's Sons for the Garden Club of America, 1931-1934), p. 209.

Genre/Form

Lantern slides

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.GCA_ref12590
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb67c5ee9f8-18fa-40a3-9a43-d39ea223ba60
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210186705-1

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