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71.  Palm House and main lily pools at the Garden.

Palm House and main lily pools at the Garden. 



1923

72.  Palm House and main lily pools at the Garden. Photo taken August 4, 1927 by Paul Kohl.

Palm House and main lily pools at the Garden. Photo taken August 4, 1927 by Paul Kohl. 



1923

73.  Terrace also known as the parterre in Shaw's Garden circa 1875.

Lithograph showing the "parterre." with the Museum and Observatory in the background. A parterre is a garden consisting of an ornamental arrangement of flower beds. Today this space is occupied by the lily pools in front of the Climatron; view is the to the south. The small pine tree in the middle would eventually become the first location for the sculpture "Juno." 




74.  Lower pond between the Knolls

View of lower pond between the Knolls. 



1900

75.  Aerial view - central axis of the Garden.

Airplane view of the Palm House, Italian Garden, lily pools, and the main gate. View is to the east. Hand colored magic lantern slide. 



1930

76.  Original Main Gate and lily pond of the Garden.

Interior view of the Main Gate as viewed from across lily pond, view looking to the east. 



1900

77.  George Pring and other MBG employees ca 1910

Sepia slide of Pring and others smoking a pipe and playing cards ca 1910 Bulletin 51(2):5 Water Lily History by George Rogers in 1986. (22) 




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