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

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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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Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs., Garden
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture
Color glass lantern slide of partial house facade, green wooden gate, decorative garden pots and stone path on the grounds of the residence of Mrs. Benjamin Bullock. 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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Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs., Garden
Garden walks -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Tulips, Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of the stone path and gardens of Mrs. Benjamin Bullock. 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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Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs., Garden
Garden walks -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Tulips, Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture
Colored glass lantern slide of the stone path and gardens of Mrs. Benjamin Bullock. 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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Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs., Garden
Garden walks -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore: Wisteria, Tulips, Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of the stone path and gardens of Mrs. Benjamin Bullock. 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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Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs., Garden
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture
Hand-olored glass lantern slide of the gardens of Mrs. Benjamin Bullock. 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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Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs., Garden
Garden walks -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Tulips, Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture
Colored glass lantern slide of the stone path and gardens of Mrs. Benjamin Bullock. 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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Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs., Garden
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Bullock, Benjamin, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden ornaments and furniture
Color glass lantern slide of garden furniture and ornamental urn on the grounds of the residence of Mrs. Benjamin Bullock. 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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Clovelly
Clovelly (Ardmore, Pa.), Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Gardeners Garden Club, Ludington, C. Townsend, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Gardeners Garden Club, Garden ornaments and furniture, Sculpture
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of Mrs. C. Townsend Ludington's gardens with stone structure and ornamental sculpture at Clovelly. 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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Clovelly
Clovelly (Ardmore, Pa.), Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Gardeners Garden Club, Ludington, C. Townsend, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Gardeners Garden Club, Garden ornaments and furniture, Fountains, Boy holding a basket (Sculpture)
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of Mrs. C. Townsend Ludington's garden beds, stone steps leading to classically ornamented fountain, with stone wall set with niches in the background on the grounds of Clovelly. 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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Elliott, William T., Mrs., Garden
Garden ornaments and furniture, Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Elliott, William T., Mrs. -- Homes and haunts
Colored glass lantern slide of the house and gardens of Mrs. William T. Elliott. 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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Elliott, William T., Mrs., Garden
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, William T. Elliott, William T., Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Birdbaths, Garden ornaments and furniture
Colored glass lantern slide of the grounds and gardens of Mrs. William T. Elliott. 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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Orchard Hill
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Sloan, Burrows, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Gardeners Garden Club, Orchard Hill (Ardmore, Pa.)
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of the grounds and gardens of Mrs. Burrows Sloan. 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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Orchard Hill
Orchard Hill (Ardmore, Pa.), Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Sloan, Burrows, Mrs., -- Homes and haunts
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of the house and gardens of Mrs. Burrows Sloan. 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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Orchard Hill
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore, Sloan, Burrows, Mrs. -- Homes and haunts, Garden walks, Gardeners Garden Club, Orchard Hill (Ardmore, Pa.)
Hand-colored glass lantern slide of the curved stone path and garden beds of Mrs. Burrows Sloan. 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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