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21. Crew from the School of Horticulture for Women, loading a truck with plants for their show exhibit, 1954. Crew from the School of Horticulture for Women, loading a truck with plants for their show exhibit, 1954. Flower shows; Exhibitions; Women From Levine and Rogers (p. 9): "For Ernesta Ballard (third from right with glasses), the schools's 1954 exhibit was her first exposure to the Philadelphia Flower Show. Ten years later, as executive director...
22. Fulton's Plantabbs, 1929 Philadelphia Flower Show. Fulton's Plantabbs, 1929 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Fertilizers; Calla Lilies Plant Products Company, Biddle & Morton Sts., Baltimore Maryland features Fulton's Plantabbs, odorless plant food tablets for making liquid fertilizer. Plantabbs Products, founded in 1921 by David H. Fulton...
23. Exhibit of refrigerators in a florist's shop, 1927 Philadelphia Flower Show. Exhibit of refrigerators in a florist's shop, 1927 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Florist shops; Refrigerators; Flower arrangements; Wicker furniture This exhibit shows the latest improvements in refrigeration in florist shops. Words on sign on left: “Flowers exhibited by Baxter & Green.” Signs above refrigerator in center of photograph: “Frigidaire,...
24. John P. Habermehl standing in the Debutante's Floral Revue exhibit, 1932 Philadelphia Flower Show. John P. Habermehl standing in the Debutante's Floral Revue exhibit, 1932 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Flower arrangements John P. Habermehl of J. J. Habermehl's Sons, florists, is on the left. Habermehl was a founding director of Philadelphia Flower Show Incorported, producers of the Philadelphia Flower Show 1927 - 1964....
25. Prize-winning entry for Class 511, flower arrangement 1935 Philadelphia Flower Show. Prize-winning entry for Class 511, flower arrangement 1935 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Flower arrangements Class 511, limited to 12 entries, is a still-life; arrangement of flowers must be included; fruit, vegetables and any accessories allowed. Space 48 inches long by 18 inches deep by 30 inches high. First...
26. 1933 arrangement with buddhist statue 1933 arrangement with buddhist statue Flower shows; Flower arrangements; Buddhas This entry is probably class 502 Monday arrangement of a grouping of five or more miniature containers; each container must not exceed 5 inches in height and 4 inches in width. Space allowed 18 x 30 inches,...
27. Career of a Rose, 1942 Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit. Career of a Rose, 1942 Philadelphia Flower Show exhibit. Flower shows; Flower arrangements; Roses; Signs and arrangements trace the life of a rose arrangement from Sunday, when the hostess receives a bouquet of roses from her guests through Friday and Saturday when the remaining roses can be floated...
28. First prize entry for Class 510, terrace table setting, 1935 Philadelphia Flower Show. First prize entry for Class 510, terrace table setting, 1935 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Flower arrangements; Table settings & decorations Description of Class 510 - Friday: Class limited to 13 entries. Terrace table with flower arrangement set for breakfast for two; two chairs optional. Fruit, but no other food permitted. No flat silver....
29. Central Feature with Widener acacia collection and hyacinths, 1935 Philadelphia Flower Show. Central Feature with Widener acacia collection and hyacinths, 1935 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Fountains; Sculpture; Acacias; Hyacinths; Central Feature Description of central feature from Horticulture, April 1, 1935, p. 174: "The Philadelphia Flower Show, held as usual in the capacious Commercial Museum, during the week of March 25, was voted unanimously,...
30. Beatrice Fenton Nereid fountain, centerpiece of Central Feature, 1935 Philadelphia Flower Show. Beatrice Fenton Nereid fountain, centerpiece of Central Feature, 1935 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Fountains; Sculpture; Central Feature At the center of Thomas W. Sear's central feature is a circular pool with Beatrice Fenton's nereid fountain.
31. Customers at Wm. Penn Gift Shop booth, 1956 Philadelphia Flower Show. Customers at Wm. Penn Gift Shop booth, 1956 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Gift shops; Shopping; Crowds Crowds gather in front of the booth operated by Wm. Penn Gift Shop of 1520 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The shop, which sold gifts of fruits, flowers and delicacies, was one of the commercial...
32. Governor Alfred E. Driscoll of New Jersey tours the 1948 Philadelphia Flower Show. Governor Alfred E. Driscoll of New Jersey tours the 1948 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Governors; Monuments & memorials; Blue Star Memorial Highway New Jersey Governor Alfred Driscoll tours the show on "New Jersey Day" (March 11, 1948). Stamped on verso: Faust's Photo Service, 6039 Kingsessing Avenue, SARatoga 1505, Philadelphia, PA.
33. The Philadelphia scene, 1827, 1953 Philadelphia Flower Show. The Philadelphia scene, 1827, 1953 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; History; Streets; Arch Steet, Philadelphia The center aisle of the 1953 show is designed by landscape architect Frederick W. G. Peck in cooperation with a committee of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The design commemorates PHS's 125th...
34. Exhibit using American bulbs, 1942 Philadelphia Flower Show. Exhibit using American bulbs, 1942 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Lilies; Tulips From Evening Bulletin, March 17, 1942: “Exhibitors are showing what they can do with home grown European flowers. Because of the war, imports of these blooms has been stopped, putting the ingenuity of...
35. Mrs. Gifford Pinchot and Mayor Mackey, 1931 Philadelphia Flower Show. Mrs. Gifford Pinchot and Mayor Mackey, 1931 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Mayors; Women Mrs. Pinchot, wife of Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot, is Mayor Mackey's guest at the 1931 Philadelphia Flower Show held at the Commercial Museum, 34th Street above Spruce Street. Even in the depths...
36. Musicians at 1930 Philadelphia Flower Show. Musicians at 1930 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Music stands; Musicians; Stages (Platforms); Flower arrangements The decorated stage of the ballroom of the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel is transported to the Commercial Museum and is used as the music stand and lecture platform during the show. It is decorated by J. J....
37. Governor James Duff and Mrs. Duff at 1948 Philadelphia Flower Show. Governor James Duff and Mrs. Duff at 1948 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Orchids; Governors; Hats; Women Mrs. Duff, left, wife of Pennsylvania Governor James Duff, is getting an orchid corsage pinned to her lapel. Governor James Duff is on the right. Photographer number 5 in lower left corner. Stamped on...
38. Putting up a poster for the 1950 Philadelphia Flower Show. Putting up a poster for the 1950 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Posters; Promotional materials; Publicity photographs For several years, Chestnut Street shop windows decorated for Flower Day, to coincide with the opening of the Flower Show. Displays are sponsored by the Chestnut Street Association and are in shops between...
39. 1956 Philadelphia Flower Show poster. 1956 Philadelphia Flower Show poster. Flower shows; Posters; Publicity; Promotional materials; Contests For many years, Gimbels Department Store and, later, the Philadelphia Bulletin sponsored a Flower Show Poster Contest open to area art students. The 1956 winner is Alfred Sulpizio, a student at Bok Tech...
40. Acme Markets exhibit in the 1969 Philadelphia Flower Show. Acme Markets exhibit in the 1969 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Produce stands; Fruit; Vegetables; Farmers Photograph depicts Acme Market’s flower show exhibit in 1969, featuring a display of fruits and vegetables surrounding a farmer sitting at his stand. Wording on sign on right: “Freshest produce under...
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