Object Details
- General
- It is likely that most of the photographs of plants in this series were taken at either the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts or at the Harvard Botanical Garden in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Indeed, several images (108, 112, 113, 118, and 119) can be verified as being taken at the Harvard garden. It is also possible that this was a student project undertaken by Sears when he was studying at Harvard. Many of the images include corresponding note cards listing the scientific names of the plants, as well as the date of the photograph(s). Some images originally housed in this series that appear to be of locations other than the two cited above or that have a different documentary intent have been removed to other series (including SRS008 and SRS015).
- Collection Creator
- Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
- Sears & Wendell
- Olmsted Brothers
- Harvard University
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Place
- Arnold Arboretum (Boston, Massachusetts)
- Harvard Botanical Garden (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
- United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Suffolk County -- Boston -- Jamaica Plain
- United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Middlesex County -- Cambridge
- Topic
- Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Boston
- Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
- See more items in
- Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
- Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Massachusetts
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.SRS, File SRS001
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.
- 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.
- Scope and Contents
- 1 folder and 256 glass negatives. The folder includes worksheets, notecards with plant names and photograph dates, photocopies of box labels, and other information.
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1562707900944-1562707902184-2
