Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - PHS Archives Digital Image Collection

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This collection documents activities and projects undertaken by or in partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society from its inception in 1827 to the 21st Century (apart from Philadelphia Flower Show documentation, which is in a separate collection). The bulk of the material is from originals dating from 1940 - 2010. Consisting of scanned documents and photographic images, born-digital images, and digitized video and audio clips, this collection documents Philadelphia-area horticultural activity including: WWII Victory Garden Harvest Shows; PHS’s work from 1970s forward on urban greening projects created in concert with community leaders and activists; major projects on public landscape revitalization; and vacant land stabilization. This collection traces the trajectory of PHS’s urban greening initiatives starting in the 1970s as its Philadelphia Green program, which, over time, helped Philadelphians create hundreds of community gardens, plant thousands of trees to beautify and cool the city’s streets, to revitalize Philadelphia’s neighborhood parks and to bring new life to iconic public landscapes. Additionally, the collection includes digital images of Meadowbrook Farm a 25-acre property in Abington, Pennsylvania, bequeathed to PHS in 2003 and material related to PHS’s first Pop Up Garden in 2011. The collection is supported in part through a 2020 NEH Cares Grant, National Endowment for the Humanities.
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All About Youth Environmental Stewardship, 2009
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Green (Program), Youth Environmental Stewardship (Program), Fairmount Park Conservancy, Papa Playground and Morris Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Eastwick Regional Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Ferko Playground and Juniata Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Fish Hatchery and Pleasant Hill Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Mander Playground and East Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Laura Sims Skatehouse and Cobbs Creek Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Titled All About Youth Environmental Stewardship, this 2009 video describes the Youth Environmental Stewardship (YES) Program, a collaboration between the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the Philadelphia Department of Recreation, and the Fairmount Park Commission. The program is introduced and described by Philadelphia Mayor, Michael A. Nutter; Iyanna, a participant introduces the Papa Playground and Recreation Center; Joan Reilly, Philadelphia Green; Joe Caesar, Fairmount Park Commission; Laura Tiley, YES Program Educator; isaiah, YES participant; Sean, YES participant; Sgt. Nate Griffin, Fitness Coach; Barbara McCabe, Philadelphia Department of Recreation
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Great Gardeners of Philadelphia Green [2001]
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Edwin H Vare Middle School (Philadelphia, Pa.). Bonnie G. Levine Teaching Garden, School gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Carroll Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Carroll Park Rangers (Program), Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania, Village of Arts and Humanities (Philadelphia, Pa.), Philadelphia Green (Program), Community gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Urban agriculture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Green the Philadelphia Schools, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Ribbon of Gold
Titled Great Gardeners of Philadelphia Green this video was produced in 2001 and focuses on the collaboration between the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Philadelphia Green program and urban gardeners. Larry Stier describes the founding of the Bonnie G. Levine Teaching Garden at the Vare Middle School; Doris Gwaltney presents the preservation work of community neighbors on Carroll Park in West Philadelphia; Dorene Martin speaks of the work of Spring Garden, Fairmount, and Francisville neighbors on the Ribbon of Gold project, Eastern State Penitentiary, and Lily Yeh describes the founding of the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia.
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Interview. Al Dorman
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Al Dorman, Business District Manager, Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation, describes the work within the West Oak Lane neighborhood and the greening partnership with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
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Interview. Alexander Weems
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Green (Program), SELF, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Alexander Weems, Director of Community Land Care, SELF Incorporated Homeless Shelters, describe his work with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
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Interview. Alexander Weems and Kevin Maynor
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Green (Program), SELF, Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Alexander Weems, Director of Community Land Care, SELF Incorporated Homeless Shelters, and Kevin Maynor, Supervisor of Community Land Care Crew, SELF Incorporated Homeless Shelters describe their work with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
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Interview. Brendan Petersen
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Green City Youth, St. Francis Xavier School (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Brendan Petersen, Green City Teacher, Saint Francis Xavier School, discusses the Green City Youth program at St. Francis Xavier School
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Interview. Carla Puppin
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Tree Tenders, Philadelphia Green (Program), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. TreeVitalize, Bel Arbor Community Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Carla Puppin, Tree Tender and Community Gardener, describes the founding of Bel Arbor Community Garden and Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Philadelphia Green program
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Interview. Dorene Martin
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Green (Program), Eastern State Penitentiary of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Ribbon of Gold
In this video clip [2000], Dorene Martin speaks of the work of Spring Garden, Fairmount, and Francisville neighbors on the Ribbon of Gold project, Eastern State Penitentiary begun in 1989
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Interview. Doris Gwaltney
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Carroll Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Philadelphia Green (Program)
In this video clip [2000], Doris Gwaltney presents the preservation work of community neighbors on Carroll Park, 58th and Girard Avenue, West Philadelphia.
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Interview. Douglas Boehme
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Flower Show, Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Kids Grow Expo
Douglas Boehme describes his participation in the Kids Grow Expo
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Interview. Ed Ellis
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Green (Program), Community gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, New Kensington Community Development Corporation (Philadelphia, Pa.), NKDC Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Ed Ellis, Fishtown Resident, describes the founding of the NKDC Garden and its collaboration with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
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Interview. Gregorio Cojulun
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Malcolm X Memorial Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Philadelphia Green (Program), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Parks in Progress
Gregorio Cojulun, President, Friends of Malcolm X Memorial Park describes the beginnings of the collaboration between the Friends of Malcolm X Memorial Park and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
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Interview. Iris Brown
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Green (Program), Las Parcelas Community Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.), Norris Square Neighborhood Project (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Iris Brown, Garden Coordinator, Norris Square Neighborhood Project, describes the the importance of Las Parcelas Community Garden
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Interview. Iris Brown [Great Community Gardens of Philadelphia]
Norris Square Neighborhood Project (Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Community gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Philadelphia Green (Program), Las Parcelas Community Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Iris Brown, Las Parcelas Community Gardener, Philadelphia Green Advisory Board Chair, PHS Council, Garden Coordinator, describes the the founding and importance of the Norris Square Neighborhood Project, Las Parcelas Community Garden and the neighborhood's ongoing collaboration with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
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Interview. John Boyce
Gorgas Park (Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Green (Program)
John Boyce, Vice President, Friends of Gorgas Park describes the rebirth of the Park and the collaboration with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
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Interview. Pat Schogell
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. City Harvest, Philadelphia Green (Program), Hansberry Garden and Nature Center (Philadelphia, Pa.)
This video clip features Pat Schogell, Community Gardener and member Hansberry Garden and Nature Center, Germantown
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Interview. Philadelphia LandCare
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Philadelphia LandCare, American Street Empowerment Zone (Philadelphia, Pa.), Norris Square Civic Association (Philadelphia, Pa.), Fire Department of Philadelphia. Engine 2 Ladder 3, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Parks in Progress
This 2004 video clip titled Vacant Land, focuses on the PHS Philadelphia LandCare Program. With support from the City of Philadelphia, PHS partners with a network of contractors and community groups turn vacant lots into a positive public green space. Jim Flaherty, Director, Kensington South Neighborhood Advisory Council, describes the beginnings of the program through the American Street Empowerment Zone; Benjamin Centeno, Norris Square Civic Association, and Darling Rosario, Philadelphias Fire Department. Engine 2 Ladder 3, describe the positive effects of Vacant Land greening on the neighborhood
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Interview. Rose Gray
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc., Philadelphia Green (Program), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Philadelphia LandCare
Rose Gray, Director for Development, Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha, Inc., describes the community revitalization collaboration with Philadelphia Green.
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Logan Square and Swann Memorial Fountain
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Parkway Gardens, Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Philadelphia, Pa.), Swann Memorial Fountain (Philadelphia, Pa.), Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.), Logan Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
In this clip from 2008, Mark Focht, Executive Director of the Fairmount Park Commission describes the collaboration between the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the City of Philadelphia to design and care for the green spaces in Philadelphia using environmental practices.
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Logan Square and Swann Memorial Fountain [Version 2]
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Parkway Gardens, Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Philadelphia, Pa.), Swann Memorial Fountain (Philadelphia, Pa.), Fairmount Park Commission (Philadelphia, Pa.), Logan Square (Philadelphia, Pa.)
In this clip from 2008, Mark Focht, Executive Director of the Fairmount Park Commission describes the collaboration between the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the City of Philadelphia to design and care for the green spaces in Philadelphia using environmental practices.
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