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Former owner:
Bigelow, J. W.  Search this
Photographer:
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966  Search this
Landscape architect:
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966  Search this
Landscape architecture firm:
Sears & Wendell  Search this
Collection Creator:
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966  Search this
Sears & Wendell  Search this
Olmsted Brothers  Search this
Harvard University  Search this
American Society of Landscape Architects  Search this
Extent:
1 Glass negative (black-and-white, 8 x 10 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Place:
Maryland -- Easton
United States of America -- Maryland -- Talbot County -- Easton
Marengo (Easton, Maryland)
Date:
1912
General:
This image includes an automobile bearing a 1912 Maryland license plate and has enabled the dating of the garden design and images taken prior to landscapingand plans. This was a time when Thomas W. Sears was practicing both in Providence, Rhode Island, and Philadelphia, to which city he finally moved in 1913.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Automobiles  Search this
Trees  Search this
Houses  Search this
Gardens -- Maryland -- Easton  Search this
Genre/Form:
Glass negatives
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.
Identifier:
AAG.SRS, Item MD070022
See more items in:
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Maryland / MD070: Easton -- 'Marengo,' Bigelow, Mrs. J. W.
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb698b7d58b-3abd-43cb-a67e-78f52d1de44b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-srs-ref4634