Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Philadelphia Flower Show

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  • Date = 1936

About This Collection

This collection consists of documentation related to the Philadelphia Flower Show from 1829 to the present including tickets, advertisements, posters and high-quality photographs to exhibits and promotional events. Some of the images include buildings that no longer exist, such as Philadelphia's Commercial Museum and Civic Center.
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1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Central Feature Tulip Bed
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Central Feature Tulip Bed
Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Tulips, Boy riding a dolphin (Sculpture), Philadelphia Flower Show (1936 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Flower Show. Central Feature
View of 1936 Central Feature, with tulip beds and garden sculpture.
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Central Feature Tulip Bed [Detail]
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Central Feature Tulip Bed [Detail]
Philadelphia Flower Show (1936 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Tulips, Boy riding a dolphin (Sculpture)
Close up view of 1936 Central Feature tulip bed with garden sculpture, a boy riding a dolphin.
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Central Feature Two Sculptures Pool
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Central Feature Two Sculptures Pool
Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Tulips, Sculpture, Philadelphia Flower Show (1936 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia Flowe Show. Central Feature
View of 1936 Central Feature at the Flower Show, depicting two garden sculptures and a pool, surrounded by tulip beds.
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Exhibit With Standing Boy Holding Jug
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Exhibit With Standing Boy Holding Jug
Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Standing boy holding jug (Sculpture), Philadelphia Flower Show (1936 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
1936 Flower Show exhibit with garden sculpture, standing boy holding a jug.
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Exhibit With Sundial
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Exhibit With Sundial
Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Sundials, Sculpture, Philadelphia Flower Show (1936 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
1936 Flower Show exhibit with garden sculpture, a sundial resting on the head of a kneeling winged male figure.
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Exhibit With Sundial [Detail]
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Exhibit With Sundial [Detail]
Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Sundials, Sculpture, Philadelphia Flower Show (1936 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Close up view of 1936 Flower Show exhibit with garden sculpture, a sundial resting on the head of a kneeling winged male figure.
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Weeders Garden Club with Kuan-yin Figure
1936 Philadelphia Flower Show. Weeders Garden Club with Kuan-yin Figure
Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Weeders, The (Club), Sculpture, Philadelphia Flower Show (1936 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Avalokiteśvara (Buddhist deity)
The Weeders garden club captured first prize in the 1936 garden class. This simple and charming entry with a small pool, a tall pine tree, and potted primulas was complemented by a stone figure, Kaan Yin, a Buddhist goddess of compassion and kindness.