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Working in a Garden

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Description: A group of people work together in a garden.
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Bonack Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Leo and Helen Bonack, at W2472 Hwy TW (Section 6), have lived here for 38 years. Cows were last milked in 1960.
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Evergreen Shelter Belts and Ornamental Hedges

Date: 1878
Description: Engraved view of a house surrounded by gardens, an evergreen shelter belt and ornamental hedges.
Drawing

Alexander Mitchell Estate

Date: 1872
Description: Lithograph elevated view of the Alexander Mitchell home and gardens seen from the corner of Ninth and Spring Streets. Pedestrians, horse-riders and a horse...
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Path Through an Informal Planting

Date: 1907
Description: View of a straight gravel path through an informally planted garden. The side and roof of a building can be seen on the right.
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Dyer Garden

Date: 2004
Description: Is this a modern sculpture in the Dyer yard? No, Pam uses these ladders for her bean plants.
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Plank Path through Backyard Garden

Date: 1907
Description: Backyard garden with a plank path bordered on one side by a wooden fence. A clothesline stretches across the yard from a fence post.
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Women Gardening

Date: 1920
Description: Group portrait of women wearing wide-brimmed hats standing outdoors while holding hoes and a garden plow in what appears to be a city garden. Several build...
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Cypress Gardens

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Description: View of Cypress Gardens, featuring a group of trees reflected in the water.
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Grulke Trellis

Date: 2004
Description: Fritz and Sandy Grulke have a nice trellis at the entrance to their garden.
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Jean Ward and Peach Tree

Date: 09 09 1953
Description: Jean Ward of 2961 Milwaukee Street is standing beneath a peach-laden tree that grew in his garden from pits discarded 8 years ago.
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Garden of Joseph of Arimathea and Damascus Road #1712

Date: 1893
Description: A replication of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Depicted is the Damascus Road and the garden of Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy ma...
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Garden of Joseph of Arimathea and Tomb #1713

Date: 1893
Description: A replication of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Depicted is the garden of Joseph of Arimathea and the tomb where Jesus is believed to be the buried. A Ro...
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Violet and Judith Dousman

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Description: Violet and Judith Dousman seated together between a canna bed and a weeping mulberry.
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South Lawn at Villa Louis

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Description: South lawn looking west from gazebo toward fountain. A path crosses the foreground, and the Dousman's dog, Folo, lounges on the lawn.
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Villa Louis Grounds

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Description: Composite panoramic view showing gazebo, star bed, and southeast corner of the lawn.
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Villa Louis Grounds

Date: 1904
Description: East view of round canna bed and grotto on Villa Louis grounds. The house can be seen at left.
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Dousmans and Friends Playing Cards

Date: 1898
Description: Group of twelve people, including Nina Dousman, gathered around a table outdoors, with a fountain spouting water in the background. Four people play cards ...
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Fink Lawn Centerpiece

Date: 2004
Description: Having encountered some huge stones in their fields, Richard and Dorothy decided to make some into a centerpiece on their lawn. Richard estimates the top s...
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Sunken Garden

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Description: View down boulevards and a street. On the right, stairs lead downward toward a sunken garden. Men gather near parked automobiles. Founded in 1905, the Heer...

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