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Compton & Dry 1875 map of the Missouri Botanical Garden.
1875 |
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Lands of Henry Shaw around Tower Grove, plan dated 1872; draftsperson unknown.
1872 |
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View of the Main Garden Parterre in the 1890's. Visitors visible near Main Gate and Juno. One 7x5 in. sepia print.
1890 |
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View of carpet bedding at Main Gate. View is directly west with Juno at right. Visitors visible to the left. (Gardener & 2 ladies.)
1904 |
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View of Tulip beds in snow, looking east. Main Gate, wall, and houses across Tower Grove Ave. visible. Follows 82-0243.
1904 |
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Original Main Gate to the Garden located on Tower Grove Avenue; replaced in 1920. Visitors standing at lily pond.
1907 |
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Newly finished lily pools. The new pools were lined up with Flora Ave. which had been redone as it exists today. The original Main Gate is visible in the background and is lined up with the location of the old Flora Blvd.
1917 |
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Parterre in Main Garden with view looking east. This is a copy of an old photo, about 1860. Photograph copied March, 1909. PRINT AVAILABLE, SEE PHO 1982-0355 PHO 2006-3059, and Pho 2006-3060. Negative available at PHO 2006-3061.
1860 |
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Approach to Garden. Acer Dasycarpum lining Floral Avenue before the Great Cyclone of 1896 destroyed them. Floral Ave. was later named Flora Place after the development of the Shaw neighborhood began in 1897.
1891 |
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Lily Ponds under construction.
1917 |
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