New Hampshire - Dover - Garrison Hill Greenhouses

Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geographic / New Hampshire / Dover; HG0-01-001-F-N-1

GUSN

GUSN-357272

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Description

Four mounted albumen prints of the Garrison Hill Greenhouses in Dover, New Hampshire. The prints are dated circa 1910.
The first is a portrait of two unidentified men standing inside a greenhouse. The second shows three unidentified men create a wreath at a work table inside an office. The third is a portrait of two unidentified men inside the Garrison showroom. The fourth depicts a parade float for C.L. Howe is decorated with flowers and plants from the Garrison Hill Greenhouses. An unidentified family stands on the float. The first two photographs have a label on the verso reading "Union Photo Co., 110 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass."

Details

Descriptive Terms

albumen prints
nurseries (horticulture)
flowers (plants)
shrubs
trees
interior views
greenhouses
floats (vehicles)
portraits
business (commercial function)
albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)

Physical Descrption

4 photographic prints : albumen, mounted

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2014

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USNH.0400.0040

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Lorna Condon, 2014

Places

Dover (Strafford county, New Hampshire)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)

Other People

Howe, C. L. (Caleb Lysander), 1810-1896

Subjects

Photograph

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Geographic / New Hampshire / Dover; HG0-01-001-F-N-1

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