Close up view of window and architectural stone work surrounding it. Carved in plaque above window: It is God alone almyty Lord, The Holy One by me ador'd, John Bartram 1770. Botanist and farmer John Bartram built his home in 1730-1731 with a 1770 addition and began cultivation of America's first botanical garden. After many years of neglect the house was restored in the 1920s by the John Bartram Association., Manuscript note by photographer on verso: Bartram Gardens Phila., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney.
Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date
ca. 1923
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Wilson [P.8513.166], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson166.htm
Close-up view of window, stone work, and porch of house. Botanist and farmer John Bartram built residence in 1730-1731. Altered in 1770, the residence and garden deteriorated throughout the 19th century, but was restored in the 1920s by the John Bartram Association., Photographer's manuscript note on verso: French chateaux style 15 century Bartram Gardens Phila., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney.
Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date
ca. 1923
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department photo - Wilson [P.8513.167], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson167.htm
View of ivy-covered facade of John Bartram's residence with two women sitting on bench near door. Some outbuildings and vegetation also visible. Botanist and farmer John Bartram built residence in 1730-1731. Altered in 1770, the residence deteriorated throughout the 19th century, but was restored in the 1920s by the John Bartram Association., Title from manuscript note by photographer on verso., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Gift of Margaret Odewalt Sweeney.
Creator
Wilson, G. Mark (George Mark), 1879-1925, photographer
Date
ca. 1923
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Wilson [P.8513.165], http://www.lcpimages.org/wilson/wilson165.htm
Rear view of ivy-covered two story stone residence with pilasters and dormer windows. Botanist and farmer John Bartram built residence in 1730-1731. Altered in 1770, the residence and garden deteriorated throughout the 19th century, but was restored in the 1920s by the John Bartram Association., Inscribed in negative: 2956., Title from negative sleeve., Modern reference print available.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.68]
Exterior view of vine covered flank of dwelling built 1730-1731 and altered in 1770 by botanist John Bartram. Three girls stand in the drive next to the house., Inscribed in negative: 433., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.3]
Depicts the vine-covered pillars supporting the porch roof that shelters the back door. Dwelling built 1730-1731 and altered in 1770 by botanist John Bartram. Three girls stand in the drive next to the house., Inscribed in negative: 2217., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.20]
Rear view of ivy-covered two story stone residence with dormer windows. Botanist and farmer John Bartram built residence in 1730-1731. Altered in 1770, the residence and garden deteriorated throughout the 19th century, but was restored in the 1920s by the John Bartram Association., Inscribed in negative: 2237., Title from negative sleeve.
Creator
Hand, Alfred, photographer
Date
ca. 1920
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department 4x5 Glass Negatives - Hand [P.9259.27]
Contains views of the Bartram house and garden, built 1730-1731 by botanist John Bartram. Primarily contains exterior views of the house showing the west side and the east front. Views of the garden include cypress tree, "Lady Petre Pear-tree," and watering trough. Also includes view of the sitting room and a reproduction of a painting of John Bartram., Contains 4 postcards printed in color and 16 in black and white., Digitized with funding from a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Brightbill, George M., collector
Date
1900-1910
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Brightbill postcards [Buildings - Bartram House and Garden - 21]
