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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.71  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Gardener with Hydrangea Bush at "The Crest"
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.71 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Gardener with Hydrangea Bush at "The Crest"

Photographer (American, 1843 - 1926)
Dateabout 1905
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 x 6 7/8in. (12.7 x 17.5cm)
Plate (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionMan in suit and hat standing on lawn near flowering hydrangea bush. The image was taken outside. Trees are visible in the background.
Object number2011.344.71
NotesSubject Note: Index card attached to copy print identified the location of this image as "The Crest." "The Crest" was the Thorne family's name for their house, Thorncrest, in Millbrook, NY. Designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter for George Hunter Brown, it was built in 1867 and called Millbrook House. The grounds were landscaped by Olmsted & Vaux. It was razed in 1950. --From a 1979 letter to Rollie McKenna from NYU Assistant Professor of Fne Arts Sarah Landau
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Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.97  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1905
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.70  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1905
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.1034  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.112  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.61  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
1898
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.94  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
1898
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.984  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.107  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.962  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical …
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1895
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.39 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical So…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1898
Gift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation, 2011.344.41  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical S…
Harriet V. S. Thorne
about 1900