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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[ZW4] [Japan] [Three women under wisteria arbor]
[ZW4] [Japan] [Three women under wisteria arbor]
Wisteria
Hand-colored lantern slide of [Three women under wisteria arbor]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Boating on the Edogawa River. Old Tokyo]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Boating on the Edogawa River. Old Tokyo]
Edo River (Japan), Edogawa-ku (Tokyo, Japan)
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Boating on the Edogawa River. Old Tokyo]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Bridge]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Bridge]
Bridges -- Japan
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Bridge]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Geisha holding fans and sprays of blossoms]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Geisha holding fans and sprays of blossoms]
Geishas
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Geisha holding fans and sprays of blossoms]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Geisha in landscape with flowering cherry trees]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Geisha in landscape with flowering cherry trees]
Geishas, Cherry trees -- Japan
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Geisha in landscape with flowering cherry trees]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Geisha viewing Chrysanthemums at an exhibition?]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Geisha viewing Chrysanthemums at an exhibition?]
Geishas, Chrysanthemums -- Japan
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Geisha viewing Chrysanthemums at an exhibition?]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Maiko resting in the old park house]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Maiko resting in the old park house]
Geishas, Parks -- Japan
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Maiko resting in the old park house]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Peonies, pagoda]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Peonies, pagoda]
Peonies, Pagodas -- Japan
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Peonies, pagoda]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Structure possibly tea house, geisha, waterlilies]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Structure possibly tea house, geisha, waterlilies]
Geishas, Chashitsu (Japanese tearooms), Water lilies
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Structure possibly tea house, geisha, waterlilies]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Structure -- Teahouse?]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Structure -- Teahouse?]
Chashitsu (Japanese tearooms), Water lilies
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Structure -- Teahouse?]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Takinogawa, Oji? Autum Maples Takino River?]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Takinogawa, Oji? Autum Maples Takino River?]
Maple, Takino River (Japan)
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Takinogawa, Oji? Autum Maples Takino River?]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Takinogawa, Oji? Autum Maples Takino River?]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Takinogawa, Oji? Autum Maples Takino River?]
Maple, Takino River (Japan)
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Takinogawa, Oji? Autum Maples Takino River?]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
{ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Temple]
{ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Temple]
Temples -- Japan
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Temple]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Three geisha and stone lantern]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Three geisha and stone lantern]
Geishas, Stone lanterns -- Japan
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Three geisha and stone lantern]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Three geisha dining ...]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Three geisha dining ...]
Geishas
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Three geisha dining ...]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Three women, wisteria arbor in the background]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Three women, wisteria arbor in the background]
Wisteria
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Three women, wisteria arbor in the background]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Two standing women]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Two standing women]
Geishas
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Two standing women]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Two women, stone lantern]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Two women, stone lantern]
Stone lanterns -- Japan
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Two women, stone lantern]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Vendors and pedestrians, cherry blossoms, parasols]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Vendors and pedestrians, cherry blossoms, parasols]
Cherry trees -- Japan
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Vendors and pedestrians, cherry blossoms, parasols]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Women and children viewing Chrysanthemums at an exhibition]
[ZW4] [Japan] Unlabeled [Women and children viewing Chrysanthemums at an exhibition]
Chrysanthemums -- Japan
Unlabeled hand-colored lantern slide [Women and children viewing Chrysanthemums at an exhibition]. Forms part of the John Wister Lantern Slide Collection (2010.02) [1 slide : lantern, hand-colored ; 3.25 x 4 in.]