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	Search results for Pennsylvania.    Refine your search Subject Flower Shows (23) Women (5) Exhibitions (4) Trees (3) Garden Clubs (2) Roads (2) Central Feature (1) Conservation of Natura... (1) Arch Steet, Philadelph... (1) Billboards (1) Creator Schick, Jules (Photogr... (4) Jennings, William Nich... (3) Coward (Photographer) (2) Schick, Jules, D. 1964... (1) Date Original 1931 (3) 1954 (3) 1953 (2) 1871-04-18 (1) 1925 (1) Show more... results 1-20 of 24 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. 1932 group photograph, Philadelphia Flower Show organizers. Flower shows Top row, l to r: E. A. Stroud (Flower Show Committee); David L. Rust (Flower Show Committee, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society); Ella H. Gilbert (office secretary, Philadelphia Flower Show, Inc.); John... 2. 1954 Styers Nurseries exhibit. Flower shows; Exhibitions; Nurseries Styer's Nurseries of Concordville, Pennsylvania, exhibit in the 1954 Philadelphia Flower Show. Styer's exhibit includes four rose plantings. From Florists Exchange and Horticultural Trade World, April... 3. Bartlett Tree Expert Company exhibit, 1931 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Trees Educational exhibit of the F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company, headquartered in Stamford Connecticut, with a Philadelphia office at 152 Montgomery Avenue, Bala Cynwyd Pennsylvania. Photographer number 11918... 4. Bartlett Tree Expert Company exhibit, 1953 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Exhibitions; Trees Educational exhibit of the F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company, headquartered in Stamford Connecticut, with a Philadelphia office in Bala Cynwyd Pennsylvania. Photographer number 159 in lower right corner.... 5. Bartlett Tree Experts exhibit, 1952 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Trees Bartlett Tree Experts exhibit for the 1952 Philadelphia Flower Show promotes scientific tree care. Bartlett Tree Expert Company, headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, had a local office in Bala Cynwyd,... 6. Central feature, 1939 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Sculpture; Central Feature “The World of Tomorrow” is this year’s theme, and a nod to the New York World’s Fair. Show layout designed by Walter V. D. Hengel. Central Feature is a huge modernistic garden with a central fountain... 7. Class 501, Wayside market entry of vegetable stands, 1933 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Produce stands; Vending stands; Garden clubs From the Evening Bulletin, April 3, 1933: "Last week's Flower Show organized a competition for Wayside Markets, for the first time in 100 years taking official recognition of farmers as well as gardeners.... 8. Class 521, winning table setting for buffet supper table set for entertaining men in the service, 1942 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Table settings & decorations; Flower arrangements; Pennsylvania Horticultural Society followed a theme this year of “Morale Contributes to Victory. Flowers Contribute to Morale.” This is the winning table setting from Class 521. Buffet supper table... 9. Conard-Pyle Co. rose exhibit, 1931 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Roses Partial view of rose garden exhibit of Conard-Pyle Company (then known as Conard & Pyle) of West Grove, Pennsylvania, covering 1200 square feet. The background is a one-story colonial house with a gable... 10. 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... 11. 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... 12. Gardener's Open Book exhibit, 1935 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Conservation of natural resources From the Philadelphia Inquirer, February 24, 1935: "One of the most unusual exhibits of the Flower Show which will be held in the Commercial Museum March 25-30, will be the "Gardener's Open Book" an exhibit... 13. 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... 14. Mayor Samuel, Mrs. Duff and Lord Aberconway open the 1950 Philadelphia Flower Show. Flower shows; Dedications Cutting 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... 15. 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... 16. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's first Horticultural Hall, interior view. Flower shows; Exhibition buildings Interior view of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's first Horticultural Hall. Exhibitions were held in this building from 1867 until it was destroyed by fire in 1881. Building location described... 17. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's floral monthly exhibition for May 9, 1871. Flower shows Broadside advertising the May exhibition, featuring cut flowers, bouquets, hanging baskets, ornamental foliage plants, roses and other flowers and fruits. Exhibits were so popular that tickets were sold... 18. Pennsylvania Roadside Council exhibit at 1954 Philadelphia Flower Show. Rest stops; Roads Show exhibit features a roadside rest stop, including a picnic table and water pump.Wording on sign: Pennsylvania Roadside Council cooperating with Pennsylvania Department of Highways. Penciled on verso... 19. Pennsylvania Roadside Council exhibit, 1963 Philadelphia Flower Show Flower shows; Roads; Billboards; Eyesores Exhibit of the Pennsylvania Roadside Council, Inc.in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Highways. The sign above the exhibit – “Scenery or Signery?” sends message to the public that... 20. Philadelphia Flower Show ticket, 1925. Flower shows; Tickets Ticket to the Philadelphia Flower show held under the auspices of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and the Florist’s Club of Philadelphia held at the Commercial Museum, 34th Street below Spruce,... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 24 item(s)  page 1 of 2 : ( <<  1  2  >> ) :: previous : next
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