Nurserymen's color plate book, Christy, Inc. Rochester, New York

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GUSN

GUSN-330121

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Ephemera collection
Product catalogues
Agriculture and landscaping
Landscape architecture and gardening
Nurserymen's color plate book, Christy, Inc. Rochester, New York
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Ephemera collection
- Product catalogues
  - Agriculture and landscaping
    - Landscape architecture and gardening

Description

Trees, flowers and fruit are show in large colorized photographs with descriptions. The impact of landscaping is shown in one before and after home photograph in the front of the item.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
landscaping
nurseries (horticulture)
trees
fruit
gardening
books

Physical Descrption

80 plates : color photographs ; 9 x 5 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.001.004.072

Image Dimensions

9 x 5 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2017.

Places

Rochester (Monroe county, New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Christy, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

books

Subjects

Botanical illustration
Nursery stock

Accruals Note

See related item "Descriptive plate-book, illustrated in natural colors, Process Color Printing Co., 183 St. Paul Street, Rochester, New York" on GUSN 329734.

Description Level

Item

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