Notecards: Views of the Arboretum

Identifier3.27751

TypePrint

Date created1940 – 1960

DescriptionNine notecards showing 5 different views of The Morton Arboretum. Notecards are black ink etchings on cream paper, folded, with a deckle edge, accompanied by nine matching cream envelopes with a deckle edge and housed in a two-sided, gray leatherette portfolio with an orange paper tie. All notecards are blank with the exception of one which has a letter written inside.

Text in blue on front of the portfolio: THE MORTON ARBORETUM  LISLE, ILLINOIS 

Title on the bottom left and The Morton Arboretum on the bottom right of each notecard:

• From the hedge collection [1 card]
  • Illustration depicts stone steps leading up to hedge collection and evergreen trees
• Along a small stream [3 cards]
  • Illustration depicts a stream, bridge, tress, and shrubbery in winter
• Thornhill Building [2 cards]
  • Illustration depicts view up the hill to the Thornhill building, with bare trees and mushrooms in foreground, clouds and trees behind building in background
• Along walk to Thornhill Building [2 cards, one containing correspondence regarding plans for a field trip]
  • Illustration depicts trees and flowers in forest
• White oak [1 card]
  • Illustration depicts a winter white oak in forest with shrubbery

LanguageEnglish