Shows gardeners working on the rural estate of Baldwin Locomotive partner Matthew Baird. The gardeners hoe soil near a pole enclosed in a trellis and push a wheelbarrow down a path in front of the residence. Estate extended on Summit Street into Yeadon, Delaware County., Attributed to John Moran., Pale yellow paper mount with square corners., Retrospective conversion record: original entry, edited., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Pennsylvania views & political miscellany., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date
[ca. 1863]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Residences [5759.F.1i]
Views of the garden and greenhouses on the forty acre estate of Stuart, a Philadelphia philanthropist. Shows a gravel path in the garden near the rear of a building; the interior of a greenhouse filled with potted plants; and the exterior of a greenhouse. Exterior views include a man possibly, Stuart; African American gardeners, including one with a wheelbarrow; and potted plants lining the edge of a lawn. Stuart bought the estate from Caleb Cope, a collector of botany, in 1857 and sold the property in 1866., Attributed to John Moran., Title supplied by cataloger., Pale yellow or cream paper mounts with square corners., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of views of Philadelphia. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., For a description of the estate, see clipping in Poulson's scrapbook, vol 1, p. 73., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Digitization funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Moran, John, 1831-1903
Date
[ca. 1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Moran - Residences [(8)1322.F.39a, f, & h]
