View showing a flower bed in the foreground, also known as the "Sunken Gardens," and behind it, the year 1876 has been formed by flowers in front of Horticultural Hall, the Centennial exhibition hall built in 1875 after designs by Hermann J. Schwarzmann in West Fairmount Park. Building demolished in 1955 even though the 383' long, 193' wide building was supposed to remain a permanent botanical conservatory, showcasing exotic plant species and Victorian gardens., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920
Date
c1901
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Rau - Parks [P.9573.19]
View looking southwest showing a woman dressed in white, standing with a parasol and touching the flowers in a long, landscaped flower bed, also known as the "Sunken Gardens," built in front of Horticultural Hall (not pictured) for the Centennial Exhibition in 1876., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Buff curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920
Date
c1901
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Rau - Parks [P.9573.20]
View of a woman standing and posing with the flowers near Horticultural Hall in West Fairmount Park., Copyrighted 1908 by William H. Rau., Title printed on mount., Photographer's imprint printed on mount., Dark gray curved mount with rounded corners., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Robert M. Vogel.
Creator
Rau, William Herman, 1855-1920
Date
c1908
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department stereo - Rau - Parks [P.9047.138]
