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Catalog Number |
1976.1.A023.02 |
Title |
Folder 02 (1976.1.A023.02) Moon Gate 1907-1930 |
Date |
1907-1930 |
Description |
Index for Box 1976.1.A023 Rose Garden and Moongate Folder 02 (1976.1.A023.02) Moon Gate 1907-1930 Unless otherwise noted, all photos are original prints. All photograph numbers listed below begin with 1976.1.A023.02 Photo#Photo Description 01John DeWolf, landscape designer, watching the construction of the Moon Gate. 1907. John is to the right of the Moon Gate, wearing a straw hat. The man in the center is Guiseppe Campanaro. The man on the left is unidentified. Barn is in the background. Photo was used on page 100 of "Blithewold" by Alice DeWolf Pardee. Rocks are strewn on the ground and there are empty sawhorses next to the Moon Gate. In addition to the straw hat, John DeWolf is wearing long pants, white long sleeved shirt, and a vest. The workmen are dressed in overalls, long sleeved shirts and hats. Black and white. 5"w x 7"H. Fair condition. Some ferrotyping or silver mirroring on upper portion of photo. Stained and blemished border. . 02 Early photo of completed Moon Gate, looking south. Bare deciduous trees, barn in background. Sepia. 3"W x 2.50"H. Old number:76.729. Fair condition. Faded. 03Bessie, Marjorie, George Lyon and unidentified others at Moon Gate, in the snow. c 1915. Looking north. Blithewold II in background. All in photo are wearing coats (Bessie in a fur coat) and hats. Marjorie is holding a fur muff. Tall deciduous trees and evergreens in the background. Black and white. 5.50"W x 3.50"H. Old number:76.930. Good condition. 04 Moon Gate, in the summer. Looking north to the drive and service entrance. No date. Deciduous trees in bloom. Black and white. 3"W x 2.25"H. Old number:76.929. Good condition. 05aClose-up photo, taken by N.G. Herreshoff, Jr., showing detail of Moon Gate. No date. Looking north to drive and service wing. Tall, leafed out, deciduous trees in the background. The photo is signed on the lower right mat and glued to the mat. Photo was used on page 101 of "Blithewold" by Alice DeWolf Pardee. Black and white. Photo:7"W x 5"H. With mat:10"W x 8"H. Old number:76.934. Fair condition. Ferrotyping on left and right edges. Foxing on mat and edges of photo. 05bReprint, on photo paper, of 05a. Black and white. 7"W x 5"H. Old number:76.925. Good condition. 06Bessie and William McKee standing under Moon Gate, in the snow. Early 1930s. Rose Garden in background. Both are wearing coats and hats. Bessie is holding a walking stick. Barn in background. Sepia. 5.50"W x 3.25"H. Old number:76.925. Fair condition. Faded. 07Moon Gate in the snow, looking north toward drive and service wing. Blithewold II is in background. Sepia. 2"W x 3"H. Old number:76.927. Fair condition. Faded. No date. |
Caption |
1976.1.a023.02.01 Moon Gate John Dewolf |
Associated with |
Bessie Pardee Van Wickle McKee DeWolf, John Marjorie Randolph Van Wickle Lyon William McKee |
Search Terms |
Photograph Horticulture Buildings Blithewold II Construction DeWolf Garden Design Garden Equipment Garden Structure Landscape Design Landscaping Mansion Servants' Quarters Service Tree |
Number of images |
7 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |