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Brass Quartet in Rose Garden - 2004.1.454
"Roses and Music". Brass quartet performing above the Rock Wall in the Rose Garden..
Record Type: Photo
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Compton Mansion and Rock Wall in Rose Garden 1937 - 2004.1.10N
Rock wall with alpine plants in foreground; rustic seat and semi-circular steps and balustrade on left. Deciduous trees without leaves in mid-ground. On the horizon is Compton mansion with glassed-in porch and pyramidal roof on tower. Notes: Lydia's Seat, steps and balustrade constructed by Pringle Borthwick in 1909-1910. Rock wall constructed in 1924. Proof copy 2004.1.10. Negative: 2004.1.10N
Record Type: Photo
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Garden Steps, Not at Compton - 2004.1.449
Steps leading down to a garden, not at Compton Notes: This may have been an idea from another garden ca 1920 for the future rock wall at Compton.
Record Type: Photo
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Hill Fountain ca 1918 - 2004.1.41
View from fountain and circular pool in English Park to Formal Garden and Compton mansion. Shallow concrete pool with cattail fountain surrounded by low stone wall with columns topped by concrete ball pediments. Grass is recently mowed. Mature trees in middle ground. A large urn on pedestal is in center of the Formal Garden; boxwood hedging. "Lydia's seat" and rock wall are at far end; Summerhouse is near corner. Compton mansion on horizon in cen...
Record Type: Photo
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Hill Fountain circa 1918 - 2018.36.7
View from fountain and circular pool in English Park to Formal Garden. Shallow concrete pool with cattail fountain surrounded by low stone wall with columns topped by concrete ball pediments. Grass recently mowed. Mature trees in middle ground. Formal Garden with large urn on pedestal in center, boxwood hedging, Lydia's Seat and rock wall at far end; Summerhouse at near corner. Compton mansion with open porch on horizon in center. Notes: The H...
Record Type: Photo
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Japanese Lantern in Overlook Garden 1940s - 2019.14.35
Rustic two-tier stone lantern with minimal ornamentation. Lantern is surrounded by mature Japanese pines and azaleas. Below the lantern is a low rock wall covered in creeping plant. Note: The Japanese Overlook Garden was constructed in 1912 by Y. Muto to the suggestion of John T. Morris (cited in "Recollections Associated with the Happy Home")
Record Type: Photo
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Letters and Statements of Contracted Work at Compton 1912-1934 - 2005.1.2
Letter
Record Type: Archive
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Lydia's Seat ca 1915 - 1985.1.5N
Close-up of rustic seat covered with flowering vine, possible autumn clematis. Mature deciduous trees in leaf in background. Photo made around 1915. Note: Lydia's Seat, steps and balustrade constructed by Pringle Borthwick in 1909-1910. Rock wall constructed in 1924.
Record Type: Photo
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People in the Rose Garden - John Schnell Graduation 1926 - 2011.12.2
People in the Rose Garden - 1926. In 1924 the formal rose garden and rock wall were built, replacing the mixed garden that was laid out in 1888. Notes from Ruth Anne Rude: Photos were probably taken at the time of John Schnell's graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Class of 1926. Harry Schnell, John's father, lived at 9411 Stenton Avenue, across Stenton Avenue from the Morris Arboretum. John lived at Mary and Sue ...
Record Type: Photo
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People in the Rose Garden - John Schnell's Graduation 1926 - 2011.12.1
John Schnell et al. in the Rose Garden - 1926. 5 photos on CD. Note: In 1924 the formal rose garden and rock wall were built, replacing the mixed garden that was laid out in 1888. Notes from Ruth Anne Rude: Photos were probably taken at the time of John Schnell's graduation from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School Class of 1926. Harry Schnell, John's father, lived at 9411 Stenton Avenue, across Stenton Avenue from the Morris Ar...
Record Type: Photo
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Rock Wall 1933 - 2004.1.450
Close view of sedum and alpine plants growing in cracks of wall. Notes: The Rock Wall was built c.1924 with the formation of the formal rose garden for the management of the slope and alpine plants.
Record Type: Photo
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Rock Wall 1933 - 2004.1.450LS
Close view of sedum and alpine plants growing in cracks of wall. Notes: The Rock Wall was built before 1924 above the formal rose garden for the management of the slope and alpine plants.
Record Type: Photo
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Rock Wall circa 1932 - 2004.1.447
Upper steps of Formal Garden. Notes: The Rock Wall was built c.1924 with the formation of the formal Rose Garden for management of the slope. Dec. 1932 written on back "but house not in view." Compton mansion is above and to the left of M341 which was cut down Oct. 4,1934. M1057 Juglans nigra, M-unk Juglans nigra (dead) M1056 Juglans nigra M341 Pinus wallichiana (formerly Pinus excelsa and Pinus griffithii) M409 Fagus sylvatica f. pendul...
Record Type: Photo
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Rock Wall Garden 1937 - 2011.8.97N
Stone wall garden. The "rock garden" on the stone wall at the top of the Rose Garden. 1937
Record Type: Photo
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Rock Wall at Rose Garden - 2004.1.907LS
Rock wall at end of Rose Garden in mid-winter, circa 1925. Pruned rose bushes in garden. Lydia's Seat on left. Mature shrubs and leafless deciduous trees on slope. On horizon is Compton mansion with glassed-in porch and pyramidal roof on tower. Notes: Rock wall was constructed by Pringle Borthwick in 1909-1910. Lantern slide
Record Type: Photo
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Rose Garden - 2004.1.904LS
View of Rose Garden and Compton mansion from in front of rock wall steps. Lantern slide
Record Type: Photo
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