Ridgefield Garden Club lantern slides Chris DeMairo, Intern. Archives of American Gardens P.O. Box 37012 Capital Gallery West, Suite 3300, MRC 506 Washington, DC 20013-7012 [email protected] http://www.aag.si.edu Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Content Description.......................................................................................................... 1 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 2 Series : The Garden Club of America Trip to England, 1929................................... 2 Ridgefield Garden Club lantern slides AAG.GCA.RGC Collection Overview Repository: Archives of American Gardens Title: Ridgefield Garden Club lantern slides Identifier: AAG.GCA.RGC Date: 1929-1992 Extent: 0.4 Cubic feet (128 lantern slides) Language: English . Administrative Information Provenance Donated by the Ridgefield Garden Club in February of 2018. Related Materials There are at least 17 duplicate lantern slides in the The Garden Club of America Collection. Content Description This series contains 128 glass lantern slides of images photographed by Louise Newton, a founding member of the Ridgefield Garden Club, on a Garden Club of America visit to England in June 1929. It is very likely that Louise Newton was part of Group A on the trip. Page 1 of 54 The Garden Club of America Trip to England Ridgefield Garden Club lantern slides AAG.GCA.RGC Container Listing The Garden Club of America Trip to England, 1929 Image(s): Garden Club of America Trip to England General: Images taken by Louise Newton on a trip to visit approximately sixty-five gardens in England along with other Garden Club of America members as guests of the English Speaking Union. Newton used these images to illustrate a lecture presented at a Ridgefield Garden Club meeting on July 23, 1929. ENG120001: [Cover Slide]: introductory slide used in Louise Newton's lecture to the Ridgefield, Connecticut, Garden Club on July 23, 1929., 1929 1 Lantern slide (black-and-white ; 3.25 x 4 in.) Image(s): [Cover Slide] [lantern slide]: introductory slide used in Louise Newton's lecture to the Ridgefield, Connecticut, Garden Club on July 23, 1929. Photographer: Newton, Louise Notes: ESU refers to the English Speaking Union, which planned and facilitated the Garden Club of America's 1929 tour of English gardens. Genre/Form: Lantern slides -- Lectures ENG120002: [Hampton Court Palace]: looking along a garden border toward the famous Flower Pot Gates., 1929 Jun. 1 Lantern slide (black-and-white; 3.25 x 4 in.) Image(s): [Hampton Court Palace] [lantern slide]: looking along a garden border toward the famous Flower Pot Gates. Photographer: Newton, Louise Notes: Hampton Court was visited during the Garden Club of America's June 1929 tour to England. A complete copy of the GCA tour itinerary was printed in the Bulletin of the Garden Club of America (Fourth Series, No. 5), September 1929, pp. 6-25. Topic: Garden borders Flower beds Palaces Gardens -- England -- London Place: Hampton Court Palace (Richmond upon Thames, London, England) United Kingdom -- England -- London Region -- London Genre/Form: Lantern slides ENG120003: [Hampton Court Palace]: a garden border backed by a brick wall., 1929 Jun. 1 Lantern slide (black-and-white; 3.25 x 4 in.) Image(s): [Hampton Court Palace] [lantern slide]: a garden border backed by a brick wall. Photographer: Newton, Louise Notes: Hampton Court was visited during the Garden Club of America's June 1929 tour to England. A complete copy of the GCA tour itinerary was printed in the Bulletin of the Garden Club Page 2 of 54 The Garden Club of America Trip to England Ridgefield Garden Club lantern slides AAG.GCA.RGC of America (Fourth Series, No. 5), September 1929, pp. 6-25. Although the exact location of this border cannot be determined, the metal barrier is identical to that seen in ENG120002, a border near the Flower Pot Gates. Place: Hampton Court Palace (Richmond upon Thames, London, England) United Kingdom -- England -- London Region -- London Topic: Gardens -- England -- London Garden borders Perennials Tulips Walls, brick Climbing plants Fences Genre/Form: Lantern slides ENG120004: [Unidentified Location]: an unidentified location, probably at Hampton Court Palace., 1929 Jun. 1 Lantern slide (black-and-white; 3.25 x 4 in.) Image(s): [Unidentified Location] [lantern slide]: an unidentified location, probably at Hampton Court Palace. Photographer: Newton, Louise Notes: Hampton Court was visited during the Garden Club of America's June 1929 tour to England. A complete copy of the GCA tour itinerary was printed in the Bulletin of the Garden Club of America (Fourth Series, No. 5), September 1929, pp. 6-25. In the original order of the lantern slides, this one appears immediately following images of Hampton Court Palace and immediately before those of Esher Place. Both were visited on June 4, 1929. Place: Hampton Court Palace (Richmond upon Thames, London, England) United Kingdom -- England -- London Region -- London Topic: Gardens -- England -- London Climbing plants Walkways, dirt Rustic work Arbors Buildings Genre/Form: Lantern slides ENG120005: [Esher Place]: the garden theater, designed by Ernest Law., 1929 Jun. 1 Lantern slide (black-and-white ; 3.25 x 4 in.) Image(s): [Esher Place] [lantern slide]: the garden theater, designed by Ernest Law. Photographer: Newton, Louise Notes: ENG008006 in The Garden Club of America Collection is a handcolored lantern slide of the same image. Esher Place was visited during the Garden Club of America's June 1929 tour to England. A complete copy of the GCA tour itinerary was printed in the Bulletin of the Garden Club of America (Fourth Series, No. 5), September 1929, pp. 6-25. Page 3 of 54 The Garden Club of America Trip to England Ridgefield Garden Club lantern slides AAG.GCA.RGC Topic: Summer Sunken gardens Sculpture Hedges Arches Gardens -- England -- Surrey -- Esher Amphitheaters Place: Esher Place (Esher, Surrey, England) United Kingdom -- England -- Surrey -- Esher Genre/Form: Lantern slides ENG120006: [Esher Place]: the sunken garden, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, with its distinctive rill or Edwardian canal., 1929 Jun. 1 Lantern slide (black-and-white ; 3.25 x 4 in.) Image(s): [Esher Place] [lantern slide]: the sunken garden, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, with its distinctive rill or Edwardian canal. Photographer: Newton, Louise Notes: Esher Place was visited during the Garden Club of America's June 1929 tour to England. A complete copy of the GCA tour itinerary was printed in the Bulletin of the Garden Club of America (Fourth Series, No. 5), September 1929, pp. 6-25. Topic: Summer Rills Ponds Sculpture Balustrades Garden borders Hedges Topiary work Stairs People Gardens -- England -- Surrey -- Esher Place: Esher Place (Esher, Surrey, England) United Kingdom -- England -- Surrey -- Esher Genre/Form: Lantern slides ENG120007: [Unidentified Location]: a brick wall, gate, and garden borders in an unidentified location, probably at Esher Place, Surrey., 1929 Jun. 1 Lantern slide (black-and-white; 3.25 x 4 in.) Image(s): [Unidentified Location] [lantern slide]: a brick wall, gate, and garden borders in an unidentified location, probably at Esher Place, Surrey. Photographer: Newton, Louise Notes: Esher Place was visited during the Garden Club of America's June 1929 tour to England. A complete copy of the GCA tour itinerary was printed in the Bulletin of the Garden Club of America (Fourth Series, No. 5), September 1929, pp. 6-25. Finials with the same unusual shape may be seen in 21st century photographs of the Esher Place Lodge, located at the entrance to the estate, found on the Internet. Place: Esher Place (Esher, Surrey, England) United Kingdom -- England -- Surrey -- Esher Topic: Gardens -- England -- Surrey -- Esher Walls, brick Page 4 of 54 The Garden Club of America Trip to England Ridgefield Garden Club lantern slides AAG.GCA.RGC Finials Garden borders Walkways, grass Gates Perennials Genre/Form: Lantern slides ENG120008: [Unidentified Location]: a rustic allee/arbor in an unidentified location., 1929 Jun. 1 Lantern slide (black-and-white; 3.25 x 4 in.) Image(s): [Unidentified Location] [lantern slide]: a rustic allee/arbor in an unidentified location. Photographer: Newton, Louise Notes: Original identification number: 008 In the sequence of Louise Newton's slide presentation this image comes after those for Esher Place and before those for Penshurst Place. Several other gardens, however, were visited between the visits to Esher Place and Penshurst Place. These included, in order: Wisley, Albury Park, Burford, Brockhurst, and The Homestall. Moreover, the slide presentation placed the Penshurst images before those for Brockhurst, adding further uncertainty to the location of this image. Topic: Gardens -- England Allées Arbors Climbing plants Walkways Place: United Kingdom -- England Genre/Form: Lantern slides ENG120009: [Unidentified Location]: a terraced garden with stone retaining walls and a lily pond in an unidentified location., 1929 Jun. 1 Lantern slide (black-and-white; 3.25 x 4 in.) Image(s): [Unidentified Location] [lantern slide]: a terraced garden with stone retaining walls and a lily pond in an unidentified location. Photographer: Newton, Louise Notes: In the sequence