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[Gravetye Manor]: the playground.

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[Gravetye Manor] [glass negative]: the playground.
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Object Details

Photographer

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

Collection Creator

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Sears & Wendell
Olmsted Brothers
Harvard University
American Society of Landscape Architects

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.
sova.aag.srs_ref2301

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb62045f912-04a3-4ffc-a05b-aa2ed38fabfe

General

This image was published in Landscape Architecture Magazine, April 1925, p. 198. Although the area looks like a bowling green, William Robinson called it a playground, intending a wider use for the area.

Place

Gravetye Manor (Sharpthorne, West Sussex, England)
United Kingdom -- England -- West Sussex -- Sharpthorne

Topic

Trellises
Garden houses
Lawns
Walls, stone
Arbors
Shrubs
Bowling greens
Outdoor furniture
Climbing plants
Benches, stone
Gardens -- England -- West Sussex -- Sharpthorne
Playgrounds

Photographer

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

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Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / International / England / ENG097: Sharpethorne -- Gravetye Manor

Extent

1 Glass negative (black-and-white, 8 x 10 in.)

Date

[between 1906 and 1908]

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.SRS, Item ENG097013

Type

Archival materials
Glass negatives

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

Glass negatives

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.SRS_ref2301
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb62045f912-04a3-4ffc-a05b-aa2ed38fabfe
AAG.SRS
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1562707900944-1562707902489-4

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