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Pages
- Title
- Can Vegetables, Fruit, and the Kaiser Too
- Date(s)
- 1918
- Contributor(s)
- National War Garden Commission (issuing body), Verrees, J. Paul, 1889- (artist)
- Description
-
Poster showing showing jars of canned goods, including "Tomatoes," "Peas," and "Monarch Brand Unsweetened" which contains a caricature of the Kaiser. Text below image: Write for free book to National War Garden Commission, Washington, D.C. / Charles Luthrop Pack - President / P.S. Ridsdale - Secretary
- Collection ID
- National Association of Manufacturers photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1973.418)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_1973_418_006
- Collection
- National Association of Manufacturers, Workplace posters in the United States
- Title
- Birdbath and hedge in gardens of Alice Lea Spruance at The Patch
- Date(s)
- 1922-06-10
- Contributor(s)
- Spruance, William C. (William Corbit), 1873-1935 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- W.C. Spruance lantern slide collection (Accession 1984.217)
- Hagley ID
- 1984217_531
- Collection
- W.C. Spruance Lantern Slide Collection
- Title
- Brandywine shops
- Date(s)
- 1916-08
- Description
-
Note rows of beans growing on poles in fenced yard. Building center right is office for DuPont Co. new machine shop.
- Collection ID
- DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs (Accession 2017.226)
- Hagley ID
- HF_H01_009
- Collection
- DuPont Company Brandywine powder yards and neighboring worker communities' photographs
- Title
- Children in boat on the pond in the gardens of Alice Lea Spruance at The Patch
- Date(s)
- 1920-05?, 1920-05
- Contributor(s)
- Spruance, William C. (William Corbit), 1873-1935 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- W.C. Spruance lantern slide collection (Accession 1984.217)
- Hagley ID
- 1984217_102
- Collection
- W.C. Spruance Lantern Slide Collection
- Title
- Hydrangeas next to stream
- Date(s)
- 1900/1940?, 1900, 1940
- Contributor(s)
- Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives (Accession 2017.239)
- Hagley ID
- 2017239_09_231
- Collection
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives
- Title
- William du Pont race track
- Date(s)
- 1940-07-27
- Contributor(s)
- Dallin Aerial Surveys (photographer), Dallin, J. Victor (John Victor), 1897-1991 (former owner)
- Collection ID
- J. Victor Dallin Aerial Survey collection (Accession 1970.200)
- Hagley ID
- 70_200_13195
- Collection
- Dallin Aerial Survey Company Photographs
- Title
- House visible through trees at The Patch, home of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Spruance
- Date(s)
- 1922-06-10
- Contributor(s)
- Spruance, William C. (William Corbit), 1873-1935 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- W.C. Spruance lantern slide collection (Accession 1984.217)
- Hagley ID
- 1984217_522
- Collection
- W.C. Spruance Lantern Slide Collection
- Title
- Rock Garden construction
- Date(s)
- 1930/1934?, 1930, 1934
- Contributor(s)
- Rideout, John Gordon, 1898-1951 (former owner)
- Collection ID
- John Gordon Rideout papers (Accession 2701)
- Hagley ID
- 2701_negalbum_strip15_001
- Collection
- John Gordon Rideout negatives
- Title
- Small portable rock garden built by Esther Marshall
- Date(s)
- 1931
- Contributor(s)
- Marshall, Thomas Clarence, 1885-1969 (former owner)
- Collection ID
- Thomas C. Marshall photographs (Accession 1990.270)
- Hagley ID
- 1990270_0783
- Collection
- Thomas C. Marshall photographs
- Title
- Steps to Upper Gardens at Longwood, estate of Mr. and Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont
- Date(s)
- 1922-06-10
- Contributor(s)
- Spruance, William C. (William Corbit), 1873-1935 (photographer)
- Description
-
Climbing Roses, Dr. Van Fleet, Dorothy Perkins and gardenia
- Collection ID
- W.C. Spruance lantern slide collection (Accession 1984.217)
- Hagley ID
- 1984217_016
- Collection
- W.C. Spruance Lantern Slide Collection
- Title
- C. A. Edwards to Nora Edwards, 1906-07-06
- Date(s)
- 1906-07-06
- Contributor(s)
- Edwards, Catherine A., 1840-1910 (correspondent), Edwards, Nora C. (correspondent), Edwards Skirt Supporter Company (associated name)
- Description
-
In a letter to her daughter, C. A. Edwards tells Nora Edwards that she and Dave have packed the things that Nora ordered, and she used a new gown she sewed as filling material, which she hopes Nora will accept. She also updates Nora on the health and recent activities of family members and describes her summer garden.
- Collection ID
- Nora C. Edwards papers (Accession 2036)
- Hagley ID
- 2036_01_08_03
- Collection
- Nora C. Edwards papers
- Title
- Frank Schoonover digging in garden at Bushkill
- Date(s)
- 1917
- Contributor(s)
- Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972 (originator)
- Collection ID
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives (Accession 2017.239)
- Hagley ID
- 2017239_07_193
- Collection
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives
- Title
- William du Pont, Jr. to Pierre Samuel du Pont, 1948-08-19
- Date(s)
- 1948-08-19
- Contributor(s)
- Du Pont, William, 1896-1965 (correspondent), Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1870-1954 (correspondent)
- Description
-
Letter from William du Pont, Jr. to his cousin Pierre Samuel du Pont. P.S. du Pont was the owner of the Longwood Estate, which later became what is now the public garden attraction Longwood Gardens.
- Collection ID
- William du Pont, Jr. papers (Accession 2317.II)
- Hagley ID
- 2317_2_0083
- Collection
- William du Pont, Jr. papers
- Title
- Interview with Catherine Cheney, 1984 January 23 [audio]
- Date(s)
- 1984-01-23
- Contributor(s)
- Cheney, Catherine (interviewee), Perkins, Karen (interviewer)
- Description
-
Cheney discusses gardening in the community, the layout of the Brandywine villages, the chicken house, and fear of explosions. She describes her family's garden in detail, particularly various types of crops planted.
- Collection ID
- Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation interviews on the history of the DuPont Company Powder Yard (Accession 1970.370)
- Hagley ID
- 1970370_92513_cheney_c_part7
- Collection
- Oral histories on work and daily life in the Brandywine Valley
- Title
- Hedges in the gardens of Alice Lea Spruance and house at The Patch
- Date(s)
- 1922-06-10
- Contributor(s)
- Spruance, William C. (William Corbit), 1873-1935 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- W.C. Spruance lantern slide collection (Accession 1984.217)
- Hagley ID
- 1984217_524
- Collection
- W.C. Spruance Lantern Slide Collection
- Title
- Small portable rock garden built by Esther Marshall
- Date(s)
- 1931
- Contributor(s)
- Marshall, Thomas Clarence, 1885-1969 (former owner)
- Collection ID
- Thomas C. Marshall photographs (Accession 1990.270)
- Hagley ID
- 1990270_0780
- Collection
- Thomas C. Marshall photographs
- Title
- Vegetable garden
- Date(s)
- 1900/1930?, 1900, 1930
- Contributor(s)
- Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives (Accession 2017.239)
- Hagley ID
- 2017239_23_006
- Collection
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives
- Title
- Small portable rock garden built by Esther Marshall
- Date(s)
- 1931
- Contributor(s)
- Marshall, Thomas Clarence, 1885-1969 (former owner)
- Collection ID
- Thomas C. Marshall photographs (Accession 1990.270)
- Hagley ID
- 1990270_0782
- Collection
- Thomas C. Marshall photographs
- Title
- Pitchforks and rakes
- Date(s)
- 1876
- Contributor(s)
- Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) (associated name)
- Collection ID
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection (Accession 2003.255)
- Hagley ID
- AVD_2003_255_03_B_09A_03
- Collection
- Centennial Exhibition photograph and ephemera collection
- Title
- Vegetable garden next to rural road on McMullen farms
- Date(s)
- 1936/1937, 1936, 1937
- Contributor(s)
- Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives (Accession 2017.239)
- Hagley ID
- 2017239_09_186
- Collection
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives
- Title
- Willow and birdbath in gardens of Alice Lea Spruance at The Patch
- Date(s)
- 1922-06-10
- Contributor(s)
- Spruance, William C. (William Corbit), 1873-1935 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- W.C. Spruance lantern slide collection (Accession 1984.217)
- Hagley ID
- 1984217_525
- Collection
- W.C. Spruance Lantern Slide Collection
- Title
- Flower garden
- Date(s)
- 1900/1940?, 1900, 1940
- Contributor(s)
- Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives (Accession 2017.239)
- Hagley ID
- 2017239_09_228
- Collection
- Frank E. Schoonover negatives
- Title
- Rustic gazebo in gardens of Alice Lea Spruance at The Patch
- Date(s)
- 1922-06-10
- Contributor(s)
- Spruance, William C. (William Corbit), 1873-1935 (photographer)
- Collection ID
- W.C. Spruance lantern slide collection (Accession 1984.217)
- Hagley ID
- 1984217_527
- Collection
- W.C. Spruance Lantern Slide Collection
- Title
- Hill Girt, home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Haskell
- Date(s)
- 1922-06-10
- Contributor(s)
- Spruance, William C. (William Corbit), 1873-1935 (photographer)
- Description
-
Garden, house, and driveway with cars
- Collection ID
- W.C. Spruance lantern slide collection (Accession 1984.217)
- Hagley ID
- 1984217_509
- Collection
- W.C. Spruance Lantern Slide Collection
- Title
- Rock Garden construction
- Date(s)
- 1930/1934?, 1930, 1934
- Contributor(s)
- Rideout, John Gordon, 1898-1951 (former owner)
- Collection ID
- John Gordon Rideout papers (Accession 2701)
- Hagley ID
- 2701_negalbum_strip14_003
- Collection
- John Gordon Rideout negatives