Herbert Wendell Gleason
Author
Pub. Date
1899
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Glass plate & film negatives (1899-1937) bearing Concord, Mass. images. Subjects: geographical features & landscape views; Walden Pond; Thoreau-related sites; weather phenomena; plant & animal life; buildings (incl. interiors); old roads & paths; railroad; bridges; Concord- & Thoreau-related art & artifacts; people. A few photos. of places other than Concord included.
7) Herbert Wendell Gleason photographic negatives of Minnesota and Michigan, taken in 1899: pt. 2,1899
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Pub. Date
1899
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Author
Pub. Date
1907
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None
Description
Towns incl. Berkeley, Dunsmuir, Eureka, Millwood, Monterey, Pacific Grove, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Shasta Springs; panoramic views of Mt. Tamalpais from Berkeley, the city of San Francisco incl. San Francisco Bay & Alcatraz Island from Buena Vista Hill, Green St. Hill, Greenwich Terrace, Lombard St. Hill, & Washington St. Hill, Monterey coast along 17-mile Cypress Drive, Catalina Island's Avalon...
Author
Pub. Date
1923
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None
Description
Gleason's work for the Arnold Arboretum & his involvement with New England horticultural shows brought him in contact with owners of the private gardens he photographed. Mass. gardens incl. Mrs. C.S. Houghton's; Crane Estate (with views of herbaceous garden & labyrinth); topiary at Walter Hunnewell Estate; Round Temple and Italian Garden at Weld Estate; & many varieties of roses at Mrs. Harriet Foote's rose garden.
Newport, RI gardens incl. perennial...
Author
Pub. Date
1901
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None
Description
Most of the photographs in this series were taken during Gleason's first trip to Alaska in 1901. Scenes from his ocean voyage on board the "Queen" include glimpses of Killisnoo, Sitka, Skagway, and Wrangell. Other subjects include the old Russian Block House and Trading Post in Sitka; and a train wreck in White Pass. Native American images include canoes, an Indian chief and totem pole, native women selling baskets, and a totem pole in a cemetery....
