Category: garden design

Victoria, Australia

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“Relaxing in the garden,” photographer unknown, via Genealogical Society of Victoria (Melbourne) on flickr (under CC license).

The young woman on the right is holding up a copy of Smith’s Weekly, a tabloid newspaper published from 1919 to 1950.

Östersund, Sweden

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“The Bathhouse Park (Badhusparken) in sunshine,” Östersund, Sweden, ca. 1950, by Lundberg of Almquist & Cöster, via Swedish National Heritage Board Commons on flickr

Yonkers, New York

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“Mr. Garrity building a wading pool in the backyard for his children,” Yonkers, New York, 1942, by Arthur Rothstein for U.S. Office of War Information, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Huariaca, Peru

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Town hall and fountain, possibly near Huariaca, Peru, 1923, by J. Francis Macbride or George Bryan on a botany expedition to South America, via The Field Museum Library Commons on flickr.

I like the light fixture at the top of the fountain.

Detroit, Michigan

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Little girl and grandmother (?) with hose, Detroit, Michigan, July 1942, by Arthur S. Siegel for U.S. Office of War Information, via Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division (both photos).