W.C. Spruance Lantern Slide Collection

About this collection

This collection contains nearly 200 images of estate and private gardens in and around Wilmington, Delaware. Photographed between 1920 and 1925 by William C. Spruance, an amateur photographer and advisory member of the Wilmington Garden Club, many of the images are either hand colored lantern slides or color Lumiere Autochrome lantern slides. The collection has not been digitized in its entirety. For a detailed description of the entire collection, click here to view the catalog record.

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: Pond and fountain at Elton, home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Felix du Pont

: Border planting of nepata at St. Amour, home of Mary Belin du Pont; Border planting of nepata along walkway with view of statue under arbor

: Roses, foxglove and perennials with fountain in the garden of F. G. Tallman

: Clara Butt tulips, retroflexa tulips, and phlox in the garden of Charles M. Barton

: View of formal gardens at Copeland House, home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Copeland

: Garden of Charles M. Barton; Violas, phlox divaricata, retroflexa tulips alongside stone building; garden swing in background

: Formal gardens with fountain and tulips at Copeland House, home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Copeland

: Tudor house with wisteria at Windmar, home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Laird

: Tulips in garden and wisteria on Copeland House, home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Copeland

: Gardens planted by Alice du Pont at the Old Mill, weekend home of T. Coleman and Alice du Pont

: Forsythia in lower garden planted by Alice du Pont at the Old Mill, weekend home of T. Coleman and Alice du Pont

: Gardens planted by Alice du Pont at the Old Mill, weekend home of T. Coleman and Alice du Pont; Shore of mill pond, naturalzed narcissi and forsythia

: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer roses climbing on trellis in town garden of Alice Lea Spruance; House located at 2507 W. 17th St.

: Tulips, wygelia, Vanhoutte spirea, and hugorose at Stillpond, home of Ethel Hallock du Pont

: Hedge of lonicera tatarica grandiflora rosea in town garden of Alice Lea Spruance; House located at 2507 W. 17th St.

: Tulips and honeysuckle hedge with birdbath in town garden of Alice Lea Spruance; House located at 2507 W. 17th St.

: White and pink rhododendrons at St. Amour, home of Mary Belin du Pont

: One of the Malus parmanii at St. Amour, home of Mary Belin du Pont

: Sun dial garden, bush and climbing roses at St. Amour, home of Mary Belin du Pont

: Walled garden, tulips, lilacs and wisteria at St. Amour, home of Mary Belin du Pont

: American Beauty rose in town garden of Alice Lea Spruance; American Beauty rose (climbing rose) on terrace. House located at 2507 W. 17th St.

: Lawn at Copeland House, home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Copeland

: Town garden of Mrs. Harry G. Haskell; House, walkway with trellis in background

: Summer blooms at Stillpond, home of Ethel Hallock du Pont

: Play yard and walled garden in town garden of Alice Lea Spruance; House located at 2507 W. 17th St.

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