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[Houghton Garden]

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[Houghton Garden]
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Object Details

Photographer

Gleason, Herbert Wendell, 1855-1937

Colorist

Gleason, Lulie Wadsworth Rounds, 1855-1934

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref18394

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb628538eb2-3628-42af-b33b-e4905601056f

General

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society's Hollis H. Hunnewell Gold Medal was awarded to the Houghton Estate. Mrs. Houghton served as 2nd President of the Rock Garden Society of America for five years. She was named Honorary President of the Society.
Mount reads: "Herbert W. Gleason."
Historic plate number: "3."
Historic plate caption: "Edging, Mrs. Houghton's border."

Place

United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Middlesex County -- Newton
Houghton Garden (Newton, Massachusetts)

Topic

Rock gardens
Wellheads
Stairs
Walkways, gravel
Houses
Phlox
Tulips
Flowering trees
Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Newton

Photographer

Gleason, Herbert Wendell, 1855-1937

Colorist

Gleason, Lulie Wadsworth Rounds, 1855-1934

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Massachusetts / MA134: Newton (Chestnut Hill) -- Houghton 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

circa 1910-1934

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item MA134001

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.

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_ref18394
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb628538eb2-3628-42af-b33b-e4905601056f
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210180993-1

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