Object Details
Slide manufacturer
Van Altena, Edward
Creator
Parlange, Walter
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref8070
General
Many of the old Louisiana plantations have dove-cotes and other details highly reminiscent of Europe. The grounds which were laid out in the latter part of the 18th century by the ancester of the present owner with the help of a French gardener. This gardener was trained in Les Jardin des Plantes, laid out the formal French garden with walks through the twenty acre park which surrounded the house. See LA001002.
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena."
Historic plate number: "79."
Historic plate caption: "Louisiana, Parlange Plantation New Roads."
Place
Louisiana -- New Roads
United States of America -- Louisiana -- Pointe Coupee Parish -- New Roads
Topic
Summer
Live oak
Trees
Porches
Balconies
Fences
Gates
Houses
Slide manufacturer
Van Altena, Edward
Creator
Parlange, Walter
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Louisiana / LA001: New Roads -- Parlange 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 LA001001
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), pp. 381-383. Image on page 382.
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.
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Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210179898-2