New Hampshire - Dover - Meader's Greenhouses and Flower Shop

Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

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

GUSN

GUSN-357308

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Description

Eight photographic prints of Meader's Greenhouses and Flower Shop, a family-run business. Images include the floral displays show room of the shop, an unidentified crowd waiting to enter the shop, an unidentified man standing near the flower cutting station, and an aerial view of the greenhouses.The photographs were taken by various photographers. The aerial view of the greenhouses was taken by "New Hampshire Air Photo / H. C. Ballard / R. F. D. 4 Laconia, N. H." and dated September 3, 1956. One of the photographs of the show room was taken by "Rivers Studio / 22 Third St., Dover, N.H." while another was taken by "J. C. Cox Photos / Rochester, N.H." The other photographs are unknown and the rest of the photos are dated circa 1950.

Details

Descriptive Terms

florist shops
greenhouses
flower baskets
flowers (plants)
nurseries (horticulture)
interior views
business (commercial function)
aerial views
black-and-white photographs
black-and-white photographs

Physical Descrption

8 photographic prints : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2014

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USNH.0400.0050

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Lorna Condon, 2014

Places

Dover (Strafford county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white photographs

Other Organizations

Meader's Greenhouses

Subjects

Flower
Photograph

Description Level

File part

Location Note

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

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