Stereograph of floral art garden, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass.

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General photographic collection
Stereo views
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Wellesley
Massachusetts - Wellesley - William E. Baker's Ridge Hill Farms
Stereograph of floral art garden, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Stereo views
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Wellesley
        Massachusetts - Wellesley - William E. Baker's Ridge Hill Farms
        Stereograph self-portrait in a garden gazing ball, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass., undated
        Stereograph portrait of the garden caretakers, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass.
        Stereograph of spray fountain, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass.
        Stereograph of floral art garden, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass. (current record)
        Stereograph of fox statue, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass.
        Stereograph of winged figure seated on a lion, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass.
        Stereograph of Krino Valley, Ridge Hill Farms, Baker Estate, Wellesley, Mass.

Description

The landscaped grounds stretch into the distance in this stereo view. A greenhouse can be seen on the left side of the image. Text on the image borders reads "Views at Ridge Hill Farms, Wellesley, Mass. Photographed by C. Seaver, Jr., Grantville, Mass. For sale at the Boston Aquarium, 13 West Street, Boston. Copyright Getchell Bros., Boston."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
gardens
country houses
landscape gardening
businessmen
sewing machines (equipment)
stereographs

Physical Descrption

1 stereograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.2010.0020.004

Credit Line

Estate of Edwin B. Sears, 1987.

Places

Wellesley (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Needham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Grantville (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Seaver, C. (Photographer)
Getchell Bros. (Printer)

Material Type

stereographs

Other People

Baker, William Emerson, 1828-1888

Subjects

Architectural photography
Ridge Hill Farms (Wellesley, Mass.)
Ridge Hill Farms (Needham, Mass.)
West Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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