Herbert Wendell Gleason photographic negatives of Arnold Arboretum, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Harvard University, New England Flower Shows, and nurseries, 1909-1937.

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Herbert Wendell Gleason photographic negatives of Arnold Arboretum, Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Harvard University, New England Flower Shows, and nurseries, 1909-1937.

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The Arnold Arboretum subseries contains over 350 botanical images, including flowers, plants, and trees photographed from 1909-1937. Gleason's earliest photographs include views of ice-coated bushes and trees taken in 1901. A large proportion of the negatives date between 1934 and 1936, the years when Gleason was employed as an official photographer for the Arboretum. Highlights include over 120 lilac images ("Jan van Tol," "Paul Thirion," "Leon Mathieu," and others). The Massachusetts Horticultural Society annual exhibits (1921-1936) include: flower exhibits, bulb garden exhibits, flower pictures, vegetable exhibits, window exhibits, and Christmas wreaths. The names associated with the exhibits include many prominent individuals and garden clubs. Gleason copied twelve rose prints from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Harvard University botanical images include Erigeron Muirii at the Gray Herbarium, and Dombeya Wallich at the Harvard Botanical Garden. Gleason photographed New England flower shows from 1926-1935. Shows include: Chestnut Hill, MA, Cohasset, MA, North Andover, MA, Newport, RI, and Providence, RI. The flower shows highlight the gardens of many prominent individuals. Gleason sold two prints to Garden Digest (VI. F.1929.11 FILM and VI. H.1934.1 FILM).

29 photonegatives : glass ; 13 x 18 cm. or smaller.723 photonegatives : film ; 13 x 18 cm. or smaller.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Photographer. From the description of The Canadian Rockies : photograph album, [ca. 1910]. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 15507820 Landscape photographer. From the description of Robbins collection of Herbert Wendell Gleason photographic negatives of images taken in 1902 of Concord, Mass. [graphic], 1902. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39847760 From the description of Robbins collection of Herbert Wendell Gleason photograph...