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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: Lower Terrace Garden with pond at Granogue, home of Mr. and Mrs. Irénée du Pont

: Conservatory at Longwood, estate of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont; The conservatory (interior), azaleas from centre walk

: Azaleas at the conservatory at Longwood, estate of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont

: Lily and lotus pool with annual border in gardens of Mrs. Harry G. Haskell at Hill Girt

: 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

: Tulips and Amoena azaleas in the gardens at Clifton, residence of William F. Sellers

: Terrace Garden showing pond at Osborne Hill, home of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Harvey

: Gardens at Longwood, estate of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont; American pillar rose on arbor,peonies and larkspur in border bed

: Test Slide

: Mrs. Charles L. Patterson on path in her garden at Fair Hill Farm; Hardy larkspur and opium poppies

: Upper terrace rock garden at Granogue, home of Mr. and Mrs. Irénée du Pont

: White peony and ferns alongside house in the garden of Mrs. Arthur Willing Spruance

: Entrance to rose garden at Clifton, residence of William F. Sellers; American Pillar, Rambler, Allen Farquar and Van Fleet Climbers

: Lily pond and japenese iris in the garden of Mrs. W. S. Hilles

: Rock garden of Mrs. John B. Bird at Hillcroft; The rock garden at Hillcroft, lupine, columbine, hemerocallis and perennials

: One of the lily ponds in the garden of Mrs. W. S. Hilles

: Gardens of Alice Lea Spruance at The Patch; Fountain pool, oak, dogwood, arrowood, barberry, tulip tree

: Title Slide

: Queen of the May and Pallida Dalmatica iris in the garden of H. F. Brown

: Tree wisteria and tulips in the garden of H. F. Brown

: Bechtal crab and wisteria along shore of lake in the garden of H. F. Brown

: Autumn foliage at The Patch, home of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Spruance; Autumn foliage near pond, dogwoods, oaks, maple, beach and willows

: Pink and white annual larkspur in gardens of Mrs. Harry G. Haskell at Hill Girt

: Terrace bed of hybrid tea roses at Longwood, estate of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont

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