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Arboretum in 1898.
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May 27, 1896 tornado damage. Previously there was a border of soft maples on either side of the driveway from the main garden down to the pasture gates near the creek. The boy is Robert Meyers (later a garden pupil).
1896 |
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Willow pond with fallen tree in Arboretum. PRINT AVAILABLE -- SEE PHO 1982-0011.
1890 |
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Henry Shaw's Arboretum. Under macluras at south end of west wall. Wooden and metal bench visible. Wall in background.
1905 |
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Henry Shaw's Arboretum. Rhus toxicodendron. (Wall in background.)
1906 |
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Henry Shaw's Arboretum. View of the northwest part of Arboretum pond (from the north).
1910 |
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Henry Shaw's Arboretum. Central section of arboretum stream and west end. Shows iron fence or bridge and beyond a picket fence. Arboretum was west of the Garden's west stone wall.
1910 |
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Henry Shaw's Arboretum. View of Central section of Arboretum stream. Rustic summer house.
1910 |
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Arboretum planted by Henry Shaw. The view is to the south east looking from what is now the corner of Vandeventer and Shaw Ave. Tower Grove House, Museum, and the Main Gate are visible in the background. This is a copy of an old photograph taken about 1866. Copied in March, 1909.
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Sepia photo of old arboretum. Photo card edges are marred with dried adhesive, probably from previous border or frame. Photo is in very poor condition, part of image is unrecognizable due to emulsion loss.
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