Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection

About This Collection

The Joseph Ascenzi Collection consists of 64 color and black-and-white glass lantern slides, most were produced by the J. Horace McFarland Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Williams, Brown & Earle Inc. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, between approximately 1920-1940. Many of the Williams, Brown & Earle slides focus primarily on trees in-situ and include images of Sycamores, Poplars, and Oaks among others. In addition, the William, Brown, & Earle slides contain images from three series titled “Spring’s Awakening” featuring woodland plants, “Botany,” and “A Summer’s Ramble.” The J. Horace McFarland slides in the collection typically center on foundation plantings around entryways and corner plantings around suburban houses. The collector, Joseph M. Ascenzi, is the horticulturist and president of Laurel Hill Gardens (Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia). This digital project is supported in part by a National Endowment for the Humanities Sustaining the Humanities Through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) grant.
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Alyssum saxatile
Alyssum saxatile
Alyssum, Gardens, Photography of plants
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of alyssum saxatile. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Arbutus
Arbutus
Arbutus, Photography of plants
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of arbutus blooms. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Bark of Young Tulip Tree
Bark of Young Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera, Photography of trees, Bark
Glass lantern slide of bark of young tulip tree. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Big Sycamore. Lancaster County
Big Sycamore. Lancaster County
Sycamores, Trees -- Pennsylvania -- Lancaster County, Photography of trees
Glass lantern slide of big sycamore tree in Lancaster. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Border
Border
Garden borders, Iris (Plants), Photography of plants, Gardens
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of flower border. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.] 
[Cherry Tree]
[Cherry Tree]
Cherry, Photography of trees
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of cherry blossom tree. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Chestnut
Chestnut
Chestnut, Photography of trees
Glass lantern slide of chestnut tree. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Evergreen Planting
Evergreen Planting
Evergreens, Gardens -- Design
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of evergreen planting along driveway. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.] 
[Flowers]
[Flowers]
Flowers, Photography of plants
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of yellow flowers in a field. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens -- Design, Photography of gardens
Glass lantern slide of foundation planting along proch. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens -- Design, Photography of gardens
Glass lantern slide of foundation planting around house and porch. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens, Photography of gardens
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of foundation planting around stone porch. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens -- Design, Photography of gardens
Glass lantern slide of foundation planting around porch. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens -- Design, Photography of gardens
Glass lantern slide of foundation planting around suburban house. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens -- Design, Photography of gardens
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of foundation planting around house exterior. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens -- Design, Photography of gardens
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of foundation planting along suburban houses. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens -- Design, Photography of gardens
Glass lantern slide of foundation planting around house, under window. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens -- Design, Photography of gardens
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of foundation planting in front of porch. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens -- Design, Photography of gardens
Glass lantern slide of Foundation planting on house facade. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, 3.25 x 4 in.] 
Foundation Planting
Foundation Planting
Gardens -- Design, Photography of gardens
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of foundation planting along house façade and porch. Forms part of the Joseph Ascenzi Lantern Slide Collection (2022.10) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]