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Mayor Samuel, Mrs. Duff and Lord Aberconway open the 1950 Philadelphia Flower Show.
Mayor Samuel, Mrs. Duff and Lord Aberconway open the 1950 Philadelphia Flower Show.
TitleMayor Samuel, Mrs. Duff and Lord Aberconway open the 1950 Philadelphia Flower Show.
CreatorSchick, Jules (photographer)
DescriptionCutting the flower-festooned ribbon are (from center moving to right): Philadelphia mayor Bernard Samuel, show president W. Atlee Burpee, Jr., Mrs. James H. Duff, wife of the Govenor of Pennsylvania, and Lord Aberconway (holding hat in hand) head of the Royal Horticultural Society in Great Britain. Stamped on verso: Jules Schick Photography, Architects Bldg., 17th & Sansom Sts., Philadelphia 3, Pa.
SubjectFlower shows
Dedications
People PicturedAberconway, Henry Duncan McLaren, Baron, 1879-1953
Burpee, Washington Atlee Jr., 1894 - 1966
Duff, Jean Kerr Taylor
Samuel, Bernard, 1880-1954
VenueCommercial Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Location DepictedPhiladelphia, Pa.
Time Period1950s (1950-1959)
Date Original1950
Object TypePhotographic prints
Source8 x 10 in. b&w photograph. Philadelphia Flower Show 1950 album.
Digital PublisherPennsylvania Horticultural Society McLean Library
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Ordering InformationTo order a reproduction, inquire about permissions, or for information about prices email mcleanlibrary@pennhort.org; please cite the Image Number when ordering.
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