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[Berkeley Plantation]: [the house and an ancient tree]

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[Berkeley Plantation]: [the house and an ancient tree]
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Object Details

Creator

Harrison, Benjamin, IV, & Anne
Harrison, Benjamin, III
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Harrison, William Henry, President, 1773-1841
Knox, Henry F., Judge

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref19110

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6317e786d-129c-4f1f-99a0-e68018c47247

General

"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."
Historic plate number: "12."
Historic plate caption: "Berkeley."

Place

Virginia -- Charles City
United States of America -- Virginia -- Charles City County -- Charles City

Topic

Spring
Houses
Stairs
Trees
Lawns
Weeping trees
Hand-railing

Creator

Harrison, Benjamin, IV, & Anne
Harrison, Benjamin, III
Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901
Harrison, William Henry, President, 1773-1841
Knox, Henry F., Judge

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Virginia / VA051: Charles City -- Berkeley Plantation

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 VA051001

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_ref19110
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6317e786d-129c-4f1f-99a0-e68018c47247
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210187764-0

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