Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Philadelphia Flower Show

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  • Location Covered = Commercial Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
  • Subject = Tulips

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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1927 Philadelphia Flower Show. Two Women in Tulip and Hyacinth Beds
1927 Philadelphia Flower Show. Two Women in Tulip and Hyacinth Beds
Women, Hats, Hyacinths, Tulips, Publicity photographs, Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Philadelphia Flower Show (1927 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Publicity shot of two women wearing cloche hats and fur coats posing in an exhibit of hyacinths and tulips. “Quaker Photo Service” in lower left; photographer’s number 625-3 in lower right.
1931 Philadelphia Flower Show. Hosea Waterer Exhibit
1931 Philadelphia Flower Show. Hosea Waterer Exhibit
Tulips, Women, Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Hosea Waterer (Firm), Philadelphia Flower Show (1931 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
A woman in traditional Dutch costume sits outside of a house, in a garden of spring-blooming bulbs. This exhibit is by Hosea Waterer, seedsman and bulb importer, 714 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Photographer number 11950 in lower left corner.
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.
1942 Philadelphia Flower Show. Exhibit with American Bulbs
1942 Philadelphia Flower Show. Exhibit with American Bulbs
Lilies, Tulips, Flower shows -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Philadelphia Flower Show (1942 : Philadelphia, Pa.), Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
From Evening Bulletin, March 17, 1942: “Exhibitors are showing what they can do with home grown European flowers. Because of the war, imports of these blooms has been stopped, putting the ingenuity of American growers to a test.”