The Governor's Palace
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 20. Building 03A.
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg
Albertype Co.
Recto and verso of postcard depicting the rear elevation and ballroom wing of the Governor's Palace as viewed through a pleached arbor in the formal garden. This card is part of a series featuring photos taken by the Albertype Co. of Brooklyn, New York, for production of 1930s Colonial Williamsburg postcards. John A. Luttrell of Williamsburg, Virginia, published the card.
The caption reads: "A view of the pleached arbors in the extensive gardens which have been designed in completing the reconstruction of the Governor's Palace as one of the most important places of historic interest in Williamsburg."
Albertype Co.
John A. Luttrell, publisher
Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
ca. late 1930s
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AV-1996-36-71
Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Historic buildings - Virginia - Williamsburg
Lantern slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940
View of a paper mulberry tree ringed by boxwood hedges in the garden behind Bassett Hall, Williamsburg, Virginia, mid-1930s. Artist Charles Sheeler would later paint this same tree in an oil painting titled "Bassett Hall" given to Abby Aldrich Rockefeller and now part of Colonial Williamsburg's museum collection, accession # 1939-346.
A. D. Handy Co.
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Fonthill
Fonthill Museum
Lantern slides - Hand-colored - 1930-1940
Gardens - Pennsylvania - Doylestown
Two rows of trees create a narrow pathway on the grounds of Fonthill Castle in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, circa 1935.
A.D. Handy Co.
Circa 1935
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HLS-48
Mulberry Tree on Francis Street
Trees - Virginia - Williamsburg
A mulberry tree along Francis Street, Williamsburg, Virginia
Swem, Earl Gregg
Circa 1920
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Swem-08
Red Bud Tree
Redbud
Trees - Virginia - Williamsburg
A documentary photo of a red bud tree, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1920s, taken by landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff as part of his study of local flora.
Shurcliff, Arthur
Circa 1920s
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1987-1106
Weeping Willow Tree
Trees - Virginia - Williamsburg
Weeping willow
Documentary photo of a weeping willow tree, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1920s, taken by landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff as part of his study of local flora.
Shurcliff, Arthur
Circa 1920s
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1987-1105
Hop Hornbeam Tree
Trees - Virginia - Williamsburg
Documentary photo of a hop hornbeam tree, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1920s, taken by landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff as part of his study of local flora.
Shurcliff, Arthur
Circa 1920s
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1987-1110
Dogwood Tree
Flowering dogwood
Flowering trees - Virginia - Williamsburg
Documentary photo of a dogwood tree, Williamsburg, Virginia, circa 1920s, taken by landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff as part of his study of local flora.
Shurcliff, Arthur
Circa 1920s
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1987-1112
Residences on Nicholson Street
Block 28. Building 06.
Block 28. Building 03.
Block 28. Building 04.
Streets - Virginia - Williamsburg
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
View of residences along Nicholson Street including the Peyton Randolph House, Spencer House, and Tayloe House, Williamsburg, Virginia
Todd and Brown Inc.
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TB830
Landscape Progress, Governor's Palace
Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 20. Building 03.
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Landscapers positioning a tree unloaded from a railroad car next to protective wooden framework for newly arrived boxwood at rear of the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia
Nash, Susan Higginson
Circa 1929-1934
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Na125
Landscaping behind Travis House
Block 13
Travis House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Custis Tenement (Williamsburg, Va.)
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Landscape employees prune trees behind the Travis House in its former location on Duke of Gloucester Street with the Custis Tenement in the background, Williamsburg, Virginia
Nash, Susan Higginson
Circa 1929-1934
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Na1137
Cutting Trees Behind Travis House
Block 13
Travis House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Custis Tenement (Williamsburg, Va.)
Landscape staff employees balance on a tree branch as they prune a tree behind Travis House when in its former location on Duke of Gloucester Street, with the Custis Tenement in background, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Nash, Susan Higginson
Circa 1929-1934
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Na1138
Garden, Coke-Garrett House
Block 27. Building 01.
Coke-Garrett House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Pre-restoration view of the Coke-Garrett House garden, Williamsburg, Virginia
Layton, Thomas
1929
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L-81-X
Tree Delivery Truck
Trees - Virginia - Williamsburg
Trucks - American - Virginia - Williamsburg
Caption reads: "Bringing in some of the trees that are being used in the street tree planting program of the Restoration of Williamsburg. This view shows how carefully the roots are protected while the trees are brought in from places near Williamsburg to new locations in the city." The truck is passing Casey's Store at the corner of Duke of Gloucester and Henry Streets.
Nivison, Frank
Circa 1935
N284M
Garden, Bassett Hall
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Architecture, Domestic - Virginia - Williamsburg
Block 01. Building 22.
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Viewing looking towards the west elevation of Bassett Hall from the garden, Williamsburg, Virginia, Block 1, Building 22
Nivison, Frank
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N5088R
Bassett Hall Garden
Bassett Hall (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 01. Building 22.
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Progress photo of the Bassett Hall garden from the northwest, Block 1, Building 22, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Nivison, Frank
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N5090R
Garden, William Finnie House
William Finnie House (Williamsburg, Va.)
Block 02. Building 07.
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Recto and verso, landscaping progress photo of the south area at the west end of the William Finnie House property, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Nivison, Frank
1932-10-01
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N3220R, N3220V
Bracken/Montague House: paper mulberry tree detail
Bracken Tenement (Williamsburg, Va.)
Mulberry trees - Virginia - Williamsburg
Gardens - Virginia - Williamsburg
Paper mulberry tree in the yard of the Bracken Tenement, formerly known as the Montague House, Williamsburg, Virginia, prior to the restoration of the landscaping.
Shurcliff, Arthur
1928
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AV201005_S257
Williamsburg Inn
Block 02. Building 65.
Williamsburg Inn (Williamsburg, Va.)
Hotels - Virginia - Williamsburg
Pre-construction view of the existing landscape features on the Williamsburg Inn site, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Unknown
1936
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AV-2013-02-B24-F2-019
Williamsburg Inn
Block 02. Building 65.
Williamsburg Inn (Williamsburg, Va.)
Hotels - Virginia - Williamsburg
Progress photo of landscape installation of trees and paving stones on the terrace at the rear of the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Shurcliff, Arthur
1937
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AV-2013-02-B24-F2A-001