Life in gardens: Jackson, Mississippi

E. von Seutter photo, via Mississippi Department of Archives and History“View of a scene in Jackson, Mississippi,” c. 1869, probably taken by Elisaeus von Seutter.

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This is another photo from the E. von Seutter Photograph Collection of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History — 35 stereocards and 48 photographs of Jackson after the Civil War assembled by the von Seutter family. Most were taken by Elisaeus and his son, Armine.

There are also more images of Ivy Cottage (from Tuesday’s post) after ‘Continue reading’ below.
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Life in gardens: Vancouver

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Outdoor tea in North Vancouver, British Columbia, 1906, by Philip Timms, via the Vancouver Public Library Commons on flickr.

It takes a long time to grow an old friend.
― John Leonard