Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 2. John C. Wister Collection

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  • Date = 1933
  • Location Covered = United States -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Rydal

About This Collection

The noted scholar, horticulturist, and landscape architect John Caspar Wister (1887-1982) focused on eastern Pennsylvanian climate and ecology through his work as first director of both the Tyler Arboretum (Media, Pennsylvania) and the Scott Arboretum (Swarthmore College). This collection, comprised of more 400 views on glass, most hand-tinted, illustrated Wister's popular lectures, which he delivered to garden club members, college and university audiences, and horticultural societies in Philadelphia and throughout the United States from 1920s through the 1930s. The slides depict approximately 100 sites--primarily Philadelphia public and private gardens, parks and landscapes, and individual views of plant specimens. Geographically, the slides feature the American East and West, with Europe represented by Switzerland, Germany, France and England, and includes an unattributed subset devoted to China, Japan and Hawaii. This digital project is supported in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
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Ardnaree (Rydal, Pa.), Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Rydal, Sewell, Robert, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Vessels (Containers), Garden ornaments and furniture, Pergolas
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of Mrs. Robert Sewell's flower beds, stone patio with large ornamental green glass vessel, and pergola. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.​]
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Ardnaree (Rydal, Pa.), Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Rydal, Sewell, Robert, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture, Pergolas
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of Mrs. Robert Sewell's garden beds and pergola. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.​]
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Ardnaree (Rydal, Pa.), Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Rydal, Sewell, Robert, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture, Pergolas
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of Mrs. Robert Sewell's pergola interior with brickwork floor. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.​]
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Ardnaree (Rydal, Pa.), Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Rydal, Sewell, Robert, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture, Pergolas
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of the gardens border and white colonnade (pergola) on the grounds of the residence of Mrs. Robert Sewell. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.​]
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Ardnaree (Rydal, Pa.), Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Rydal, Sewell, Robert, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of the gardens, furniture, and portion of a white trellised colonnade (pergola) on the grounds of the residence of Mrs. Robert Sewell. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.​]
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