Description: This is a postcard with a photograph of Hartman's Historical Garden in Springfield, Ohio. The photo depicts a view of the garden that includes miniature sculptures and rock formations. The garden was created by H.G. Hartman in 1932 when he became unemployed and had extra time on his hands. He started by building a fish pond and eventually added famous landmarks in miniature religious scenes and pop culture figures. All of the figures were made from cement and decorated with small stones. After Hartman's death in 1944, H.G.'s youngest son, Ben Hartman, took over the maintenance of the garden. However Ben passed away in 2007, and the property was put up for sale in 2008. The Kohler Foundation began restoring the site in 2009. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F05_003_001
Subjects: Garden ornaments and furniture--Design and construction; Postcards; Gardens--Design; Rock gardens; Garden structures--Pictorial works; Historic gardens; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)
 

Description: "View in the Grounds at Blithewood, Dutchess County, New York," an illustration opposite the title page of "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; Adapted to North America; with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, with Remarks on Rural Architecture" by A. J. Downing, 1853. Blithewood was the residence of Robert Donaldson, Esquire. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04843
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers; Landscape design; Other--Non Ohio
Places: Dutchess County (New York)
 

Description: Illustration accompanying the beginning of Chapter IV, "Suburban Neighborhoods Compared with Country Places," from "The Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds of Small Extent: The Advantages of Suburban Homes Over City or Country Homes; the Comfort and Economy of Neighboring Improvements; the Choice and Treatment of Building Sites; and the Best Modes of Laying Out, Planting, and Keeping Decorated Grounds," by Frank J. Scott, 1870. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04848
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers; Landscape design
Places: New York
 

Description: Figure 8, a landscape design published in "Cottage Residences; or, A series of designs for rural cottages and cottage villas, and their gardens and grounds. Adapted to North America," by A. J. Downing. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. He collaborated with Alexander Jackson Davis on "Cottage Residences." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04856
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers; Landscape design
Places: New York; London (England)
 

Description: Planting guide on the reverse of "Design for a Front Lawn and Flower Garden for a Suburban Residence," a plate from "The Specimen Book of Fruits, Flowers, and Ornamental Trees Carefully Drawn and Colored from Nature for the Use of Nurserymen," by Frank Morse. The plan was designed by William Webster, landscape gardener. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04832
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers
Places: Rochester (New York)
 

Description: Planting guide for design of "Rear Grounds for a Suburban Residence," a plate from "The Specimen Book of Fruits, Flowers, and Ornamental Trees Carefully Drawn and Colored from Nature for the Use of Nurserymen," by Frank Morse. The plan was designed by William Webster, landscape gardener. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04834
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers
Places: Rochester (New York)
 

Description: "Plan of Rear Grounds for a Suburban Residence," a plate from "The Specimen Book of Fruits, Flowers, and Ornamental Trees Carefully Drawn and Colored from Nature for the Use of Nurserymen," by Frank Morse. The plan was designed by William Webster, landscape gardener. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04833
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers
Places: Rochester (New York)
 

Description: "Fig. 14. The Geometric style, from an old print," an illustration from "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; Adapted to North America; with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, with Remarks on Rural Architecture." by A.J. Downing. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04844
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers
Places: New York
 

Description: "Fig. 15. Example of the beautiful in Landscape Gardening," an illustration from "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; Adapted to North America; with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, with Remarks on Rural Architecture," by A.J. Downing. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04845
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers
Places: New York
 

Description: "Fig. 16. Example of the Picturesque in Landscape Gardening," an illustration from "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; Adapted to North America; with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, with Remarks on Rural Architecture," by A.J. Downing. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04846
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers
Places: New York
 

Description: Plate I.B. from "The Art of Beautifying Suburban Home Grounds of Small Extent: The Advantages of Suburban Homes Over City or Country Homes; the Comfort and Economy of Neighboring Improvements; the Choice and Treatment of Building Sites; and the Best Modes of Laying Out, Planting, and Keeping Decorated Grounds," by Frank J. Scott, 1870. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04850
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers
Places: New York
 

Description: Dated ca. 1930-1939, this photograph shows a backyard patio outside a large brick building, probably a house, in Urbana, Ohio, in Champaign county. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F04_023_001
Subjects: Patios; Houses; Backyards--1930-1940; Patios--Design and construction; Gardens
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)