Object Details
Former owner
Yarnell, Charlton, Mrs.
Provenance
Garden Club of Mount Desert
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref8356
General
The terraces slope to the water in a design puncuated by pyramidal cedars. The upper terrace is paved with flagstones, and the three other terraces were planted with shade-loving ground cover ferns. View of the sound.
Historic plate number: "26."
Historic plate caption: "Mount [Desert]."
Place
Birches, The (Northeast Harbor, Maine)
Maine -- Northeast Harbor
United States of America -- Maine -- Hancock County -- Mount Desert -- Northeast Harbor
Topic
Summer
Terraces (land forms)
Flagstone
Cedar
Flower beds
Garden borders
Chairs
Tables
Outdoor furniture
Ocean
Gardens -- Maine -- Northeast Harbor
Former owner
Yarnell, Charlton, Mrs.
Provenance
Garden Club of Mount Desert
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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 ME033001
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_ref8356
Large EAD
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AAG.GCA
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210180001-2