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Thordarson Garden Entrance

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Description: The entrance to the garden framed by a decorative wooden gate.
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Rowley House

Date: 1940
Description: A foursquare style house with front and back porches sits on a large landscaped lot with a decorative fence and painted pergola. The house, at 220 Eighth S...
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Courtyard Garden

Date: 1928
Description: A garden in late summer with dahlias and marigolds at the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. The house, a brick wall and decorative fence encl...
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Farm Entrance

Date: 05 1925
Description: View from road of front entrance of the Speedwell Farm. Original caption reads: "Desirable farm entrance -- neat and reasonably constructed. Also showing t...
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Danville Schoolhouse

Date: 05 1925
Description: View across road of the front facade of a rural schoolhouse. A small dog is lying on the entrance's front steps, and the sign above reads: "Liberty School ...
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Backyard Garden of Farmhouse

Date: 05 1925
Description: Backyard garden and fence of farmhouse.
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Trees Lining Suburban Neighborhood

Date: 1924
Description: View down a wide, tree-lined neighborhood street. Well-maintained lawns and houses can be seen on the left. A man with a reel mower is working in a yard, a...
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Farmhouse's Planting and Fence

Date: 1924
Description: View from a rural road to a farmhouse demonstrating its landscaping and what the original caption describes as a "novel fence." The large barn in the backg...
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"Poorly Arranged" Home Landscaping

Date: 1924
Description: Farmhouse with landscaping of shrubbery. Original caption reads: "Nice possibilities, poor arrangement, no planting plan."
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Landscaping in Residential Neighborhood

Date: 09 1928
Description: Backyard landscaping, including a decorative fence, in a residential neighborhood demonstrates its extensive planning and upkeep.
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Hillside Cemetery

Date: 1870
Description: View of the gate and gatehouse at Hillside cemetery. Caption reads: "Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wis."
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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.
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Hunnewell Gardens

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Description: View of the Horatio Hollis Hunnewell Gardens, begun in 1843. A body of water is separated from an unpaved pathway by a stone fence, and trees are trimmed t...
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Elevation of Gate "X" Blueprint for Riven Rock

Date: 1900
Description: Blueprint showing the elevation of Gate "X" for Stanley McCormick's Riven Rock estate at El Montecito, Santa Barbara, California. The blueprint shows a vie...
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Martin K. Dahl House

Date: 1885
Description: Martin K. Dahl, far left, sits with three women around a table which has been set in front of an iron fence which encloses a manicured yard. Two of the wom...
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Spaulding Residence

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Description: Slightly elevated view across lawn with a well-manicured yard with sculpted shrubs towards a three-story wooden house. Identified as the Spaulding residenc...
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Wisconsin Memorial Park

Date: 11 21 1931
Description: View of a wrought iron structure in an "island" garden in the middle of an entryway, with the Great Memorial Building in the background.

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