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Woodstock College Greenhouse

Date: 1915
Description: A man stands before the greenhouse on the campus of Woodstock College in Woodstock, Maryland. A religious statue is in front of the building's entrance.
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Rentschler's Greenhouse Easter Lilies

Date: 04 11 1952
Description: Rentschler's Greenhouse employee, Otto Wagner, holds Harold Kautzer, Jr., a 3-year-old neighborhood boy, to see and smell the easter lilies grown there.
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Potting Plants

Date: 1911
Description: Group of women from the District Agricultural School, and gardener E.E. Harris on the far right. They are standing in a row potting plants at a potting tab...
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Poinsettia Display in Greenhouse

Date: 12 23 1952
Description: Over 4,000 poinsettia plants are displayed in a Madison greenhouse awaiting delivery to local families for their traditional Christmas decorations.
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Longfellow School Greenhouse

Date: 04 21 1953
Description: Five kindergarteners at Longfellow school preparing plants for the school's greenhouse.
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"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" Movie Still

Date: 1956
Description: Movie still from the Allied Artists movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," featuring Carolyn Jones (playing "Teddy" Belicec), King Donovan (playing Jack B...
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Trip to University Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with boys and girls resting, exploring the flowers, and posing before a hike, during a fi...
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University of Wisconsin Greenhouse

Date: 01 29 1958
Description: Three men are shown holding a large copy of the wording to be put on a bronze plaque to mark the ceremony of turning a 100-foot greenhouse over to the Univ...
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Rico Carty Banner at County Stadium

Date: 10 04 1964
Description: Elevated view of banner in the bleachers shows support for Braves outfielder Rico Carty for National League Rookie of the Year. A freight train, the Mitche...
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Scene still with Matt Moore, Florence Lawrence, and Owen Moore on a bench

Date: 1912
Description: Silent film actors Matt Moore (left) and his brother Owen Moore sit on either side of Florence Lawrence who holds both their hands on a rustic bench in the...
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R-120 Truck with Pickup Body

Date: 1953
Description: R-120 truck with pickup body parked outdoors. A man is loading or unloading the truck in front of the open door. Above the door is a sign that reads: "Toll...
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Greenhouse and Buildings at the Katherine Legge Memorial

Date: 09 03 1926
Description: View across driveway towards a greenhouse on the left, a small building in the center, and a large house in the background.
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Home at the Katherine Legge Memorial

Date: 09 03 1926
Description: View across yard towards the home at the Katherine Legge Memorial. The greenhouse is in the background on the left, behind a tree in the foreground.
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Floral Delivery Truck

Date: 07 05 1927
Description: A man is sitting in the driver's seat of a floral delivery truck. The driver is looking back towards men loading plants into the back of the truck. The sig...
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Mt. Vernon Playground

Date: 1938
Description: A view, looking south, at the intersection of West Mt. Vernon Avenue and North 65th Street. In the foreground is a shallow pool where children are playing,...
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Easter Season

Date: 04 20 1957
Description: Two nursery employees, Florance Dohm and Angeline Magnasco, examining a blooming plant among the tables full of blooming lilies ready for delivery inside a...
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Easter Season

Date: 04 20 1957
Description: Faye Jorgensen is admiring the tall stems and white blossoms of the traditional Easter lily inside a greenhouse.
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Glass Greenhouse at Forest Lodge

Date: 10 1960
Description: Glass greenhouse attached to a potting shed, with numerous cold frames on the right, all on a manicured lawn next to a deciduous forest.

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