Object Details
Creator
Martin, Lawson Sykes
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref4986
General
Facing north from backyard, brick walkway. Residence 'View Celeste', front, foundation planting - boxwood, taxus, and hollies. House built in 1963, by husbands grandmother. House remodeled in 1952. South fence - boxwood garden, 1963. The land surrounding our yard has been in continuous cotton production since about 1820. The land never changed hands since being received by my husband's ancestors as a grants from early presidents to the first settlers in the area, as payment for surveying this area. The compass used is displayed in our living room.
Place
Alabama -- Courtland
United States of America -- Alabama -- Lawrence County -- Courtland
Topic
Spring
Hand-railing
Clematis
Tubs
Creator
Martin, Lawson Sykes
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Alabama / AL003: Courtland -- View Celeste
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 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Date
04/28/1988
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item AL003003
Type
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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AAG.GCA_ref4986
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AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210175957-1