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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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Greenspace with a Bust and Sundial

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Description: A view of a lawn at the State Normal School accented with a bust and sundial. Trees and various plantings dot the landscape.
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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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Tree Planting at Columbian Exposition Grounds

Date: 05 03 1892
Description: Tree planting ceremony on the Wooded Island during construction of the Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. Standing to the left of the tree wrapped with ...
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Japanese Tea House and Sunken Gardens

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Description: Elevated view of a Japanese Tea House and sunken gardens, located in an abandoned limestone quarry.
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Recital at Balboa Park

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Description: Elevated view toward spectators sitting in seats during an organ recital using one of the world's largest outdoor pipe organs at Balboa Park, established i...
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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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Trimpey Studio Article

Date: 08 1925
Description: A brief article describing the new studio of photographer E.B. Trimpey, including photographs of the front and rear of the building. There is a landscaped ...
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Woods Manor on Madeline Island

Date: 1938
Description: View of the two-story, wood shingle, lake shore home, Woods Manor, a part of Nebraska Row on Madeline Island. In the foreground is a swimming pool surround...
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Shelling Peas

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's wife, Clothilde, far right, and children, from left, Margaret, Alice, Helen, and Ferdinand Leonard, in a rustic gazebo on the grounds of...
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Formal Garden Blueprint for Riven Rock

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Description: Blueprint of the formal garden for Stanley McCormick's Riven Rock estate at El Montecito, Santa Barbara, California. The blueprint was created by Shepley, ...
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Formal Garden Blueprint for Stonework at Riven Rock

Date: 1900
Description: Blueprint of the stone seat, outside elevation of Gate "Y," rear of fountain at end of basin, and elevation of Gate "Z" for Stanley McCormick's Riven Rock ...
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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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Landscape Plan of Riven Rock

Date: 1897
Description: Topographical map of Stanley McCormick's Riven Rock estate in El Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California. The map is identified as a map of a survey co...
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Blueprint of Formal Garden at Riven Rock

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Description: Blueprint of the formal garden for Stanley McCormick's Riven Rock estate at El Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California. The blueprint shows different v...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters Building

Date: 1971
Description: View of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin headquarters building from across Library Mall. A woman and child are sitting on the edge of the William ...
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Parks Landscaping Fund

Date: 10 06 1960
Description: A $250 check is presented to Professor C.A. DeDeurwaeder, right, to help with a project aimed at the development of landscaping themes for parks. The grant...
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Stone Fireplace and Landscaped Area

Date: 1935
Description: The Works Progress Administration (WPA) used Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to build a stone fireplace and landscape an area in Wyalusing State Park (fo...
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Monona Lake Front Development Plan

Date: 07 1939
Description: An architectural rendering of a proposed lakefront development plan.
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Spaulding Lawn

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Description: Exterior portrait of a well-manicured yard with sculpted shrubs. A young girl is peeking around the large shrub on the left. Identified as the yard of the ...

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