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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: 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

: Upper Gardens at Longwood, estate of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont; Candium lilies and canterbury bells, upper garden

: Peonies, poppies, iris and climbing rose in the garden of Mrs. H. P. Scott at Lexington

: Purple clematis, yuccas and phlox, with trellis in the gardens at Winterthur, estate of Henry Francis du Pont

: 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

: Planting of baby ramblers in the garden of Mrs. Charles G. Rumford

: Hybrid perpetual rose garden at Longwood, estate of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont; Hybrid perpetual rose garden, with view of trellis or arbor

: Steps to Upper Gardens at Longwood, estate of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont; Climbing Roses, Dr. Van Fleet, Dorothy Perkins and gardenia

: Fountain in garden of Mrs. Charles L. Patterson at Fair Hill Farm

: The Lower Gardens at Gibraltar, estate of H. Rodney Sharp

: Glimpse of the house from bench on landing at Gibraltar, estate of H. Rodney Sharp

: South gate at Gibraltar, estate of H. Rodney Sharp; Wrought-iron gate and curving walkway

: Old box hedge at Gibraltar, estate of H. Rodney Sharp; Old Box Hedge (boxwood)

: Stairway leading to second terrace at Gibraltar, estate of H. Rodney Sharp

: Wisteria and boxwood at side veranda at Gibraltar, estate of H. Rodney Sharp

: 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

: 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

: Perennial garden of Mrs. H. P. Scott at Lexington; Poppies, iris and columbine

: Hybrid perpetual rose bed in the garden of Mrs. H. P. Scott at Lexington

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

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

: Test Slide

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