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Chicago -- Humboldt Park

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Owner

Chicago Park District

Landscape architect

Jenson, Jens

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

The folder includes excerpt from the American Garden Guidebook.The garden is open to the public.
sova.aag.gca_ref6760

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63edd85e1-f2d0-4e52-83b6-75219c2d4069

General

"Humboldt Park Flower Garden (near Division St. and Sacramento Blvd. - a sunken garden containing circular beds of flowers)."

Place

Humboldt Park (Chicago, Illinois)
United States of America -- Illinois -- Chicago

Topic

Gardens -- Illinois -- Chicago

Owner

Chicago Park District

Landscape architect

Jenson, Jens

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Illinois

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.

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, File IL075

Type

Archival materials

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 Miller, Everitt L. The American Garden Guidebook: a traveler's guide to extraordinary beauty along the beaten path. M. Evans and Company, Inc., New York: 1987.

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.

Related Materials

Humboldt Park related holdings consist of 1 folder (2 35 mm. slides)
AAG.GCA_ref6760
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63edd85e1-f2d0-4e52-83b6-75219c2d4069
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210179254-1

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