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[Celia Thaxter Garden]

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[Celia Thaxter Garden]
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Object Details

Creator

Laighton, Thomas B.
Thaxter, Celia Laighton, 1835-1894
Shoales Marine Laboratory
Laighton, Eliza
Sea Island Corp

Slide manufacturer

Beseler Lantern Slide Co.

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref8557

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60147403b-ff19-4c76-97cc-e862c90a1e97

General

Celia Thaxter's wildflower garden on Appledore Island, one of nine islands that make up the Isles of Shoals, was an inspiration to many artists. American Impressionist painter Childe Hassam created hundreds of drawings, watercolors and oil paintings of this garden.
Mount reads: "Beseler Lantern Slide Co."
Historic plate caption: "Plan of original house."

Place

Maine -- Appledore Island
United States of America -- Maine -- York County -- Appledore Island

Topic

Cottages
Trees
Roads
Garden borders

Creator

Laighton, Thomas B.
Thaxter, Celia Laighton, 1835-1894
Shoales Marine Laboratory
Laighton, Eliza
Sea Island Corp

Slide manufacturer

Beseler Lantern Slide Co.

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Maine / ME053: Appledore Island -- Celia Thaxter Garden

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, black and white, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Date

[between 1914 and 1949?]

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item ME053001

Type

Archival materials
Photographs
Sketches
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

Sketches
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_ref8557
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60147403b-ff19-4c76-97cc-e862c90a1e97
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210180100-1

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