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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: Walled rose garden at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont; A part of the walled rose garden, showing the walkway and wrought-iron gate

: Pink poppies and other perennials, with view of trellis, in the gardens at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont

: Foxtail lily in the gardens at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont

: Naturalized narcissis in woods at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont

: Driveway and flowering cherry tree at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont

: Narcissi and grape hyacinths in woods at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont

: Terrace garden with climbing roses at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont

: Woods with narcissis or daffodils at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont

: Gardens at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont; Bed planting of pink snapdragon alongside pond near garden gate

: The Upper Garden at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont; The Upper Garden in tulip time with wisteria and arbor in background

: Tulips, violas, white clematis, and other flowers with pergola in gardens at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont

: Daffodils in the woods at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont; Narcissus (daffodils) in the woods

: Daffodils in the woods at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont; Narcissus (daffodils) planting in the woods