John Bartram's house from E. corner. The two Minnies [Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber] in foreground, [Philadelphia]
Morris, Marriott Canby
1863-1948
photographer
still image
Graphic
Glass negatives
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PA. Philadelphia
April 28, 1888
1888
monographic
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1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Glass negative showing John Bartram's house, a two-story home with a covered porch and window boxes. A woman sits on the porch steps while Minnie Tyson Shoemaker and Minnie Kimber sit on the lawn under a tree. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891. Bartram’s stone house was originally built 1728-1731.
Forms part of Marriott C. Morris Collection.
Bartram, John
1699-1777
Homes and haunts
Kimber, Maria Brinton Shoemaker
1860-1931
Portraits
Shoemaker, Mary Dawson Tyson
1865?-1926
Portraits
Dwellings
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Women
Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)
P.9895.1277
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department
Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1277]
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