Software, E-Resource American landscape and architectural design, 1850-1920 a study collection from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

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Title
American landscape and architectural design, 1850-1920 a study collection from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Summary
Contains approximately 2,800 lantern slides of architectural structures and landscapes designed in the US between 1850 and 1920 by prominent landscape architects (including Harvard faculty Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., Bremer W. Pond, and James Sturgis Pray). Offers views of cities, buildings, parks, private estates, and gardens, including a complete history of Boston's Park System. In addition to photographs, views of locations around the country are represented by plans, maps, and models. Original material is housed in the Frances Loeb Library at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Contributor Names
Harvard University. Graduate School of Design.
Frances L. Loeb Library.
Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Created / Published
[Washington, D.C.] : Library of Congress, 1999-
Subject Headings
-  Landscape architecture--United States--History
-  Landscape design--United States--History
-  Architecture--United States--History
Notes
-  At head of title: The Library of Congress, American Memory.
-  Title from home page as viewed on April 6, 2013.
-  "1997 LC/Ameritech Competition Awardee Institution: Harvard University Graduate School of Design."
-  This description is based on the original presentation of the collection on the Library of Congress website, now available only as an archived web site. The presentation on the awardee institution's website may vary.
-  Archived site includes five essays (Boston's emerald necklace, by F. L. Olmsted; Glacier National Park, 1925, by M. S. Sager; Harvard University buildings; Lantern slides: history & manufacture; and New York City parks in use, 1912 , by Charles Downing Lay).
Call Number/Physical Location
SB470.53
Digital Id
http://via.lib.harvard.edu/via/deliver/deepLinkResults?kw1=%22American%20Memory%22 External
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/collgdc.gc000021
Library of Congress Control Number
00529692
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/00529692
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Harvard University. Graduate School Of Design, Frances L. Loeb Library, and Library Of Congress. National Digital Library Program. American landscape and architectural design, -1920 a study collection from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. [Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1996] Software, E-Resource. https://lccn.loc.gov/00529692.

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Harvard University. Graduate School Of Design, Frances L. Loeb Library & Library Of Congress. National Digital Library Program. (1996) American landscape and architectural design, -1920 a study collection from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. [Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress] [Software, E-Resource] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://lccn.loc.gov/00529692.

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Harvard University. Graduate School Of Design, Frances L. Loeb Library, and Library Of Congress. National Digital Library Program. American landscape and architectural design, -1920 a study collection from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. [Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1996] Software, E-Resource. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <lccn.loc.gov/00529692>.

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