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[Backus Garden]: the Long Shot, with mature arborvitae; between the arborvitae were 12 bays filled with lilacs and perennials.

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref8750

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c9baaac0-806d-4abe-9851-5ec8c4f9a2f0

General

The slide is taken from p. 68 of Stanley Schuler, America's Great Private Gardens (New York: Macmillan, 1967).

Place

Backus Garden (Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan)
United States of America -- Michigan -- Wayne County -- Grosse Pointe -- Grosse Pointe Shores

Topic

Allées
Evergreens
Lawns
Gardens -- Michigan -- Grosse Pointe Shores

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Michigan / MI024: Grosse Pointe -- Backus 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 Slides (photographs) (black-and-white, 35 mm.)

Date

[between 1940 and 1965]

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item MI024013

Type

Archival materials
Slides (photographs)

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

Slides (photographs)

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_ref8750
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c9baaac0-806d-4abe-9851-5ec8c4f9a2f0
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210181242-1

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