Browsing by Subject/Keyword: people, organizations and landmarks:
Stick figure sketch: building a model (3.34258)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A stick figure sketch created by May T. Watts for The Morton Arboretum, depicting what appears to someone putting together a display of a house and lawn, possibly a landscaping model.
Extent: 1 slide
The Stylish House: 1881 to 1906 (3.34275)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A version of an illustration from Reading the Landscape, Chapter 13: "The Stylish House or Fashions as an Ecological Factor," depicting a home and its landscaped yard. This illustration shows the view of the house and yard during the late 19th century/early 20th century.
Text and images from top to bottom, left to right:
- David and Mary / and / Theodore / Ethel / Victoria / Charles / and / Rusty / and / King
- 1881 / to / 1906
- [sketch of a potted plant on a small table]
- [drawing showing a bird's-eye view of the house and lawn surrounded by a fence, including the following labeled plants and trees:]
- mulberry
- cockscomb
- coleus
- hen and chickens
- hosta
- white birch
- cannas / nasturtiums / lobelias
- mountain ash
- castor beans / geranium / alyssum
- [sketches of three additional potted plants and a fan to the right of the illustration]
Extent: 1 slide
The Stylish House: 1906 to 1931 (3.34276)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A version of an illustration from Reading the Landscape, Chapter 13: "The Stylish House or Fashions as an Ecological Factor," depicting a home and its landscaped yard. This illustration shows the view of the house and yard during the early 20th century.
Text and images from top to bottom, left to right:
- Theodore and Elizabeth / and / Kathryn Jane / John Edward / and / Scotty
- 1906 to / 1931 [sketch of a piano with a vase of flowers on top of a piano shawl]
- [drawing showing a bird's-eye view of the house and grounds, including the neighboring house and yard, with the following plants and trees labeled:]
- Golden / Bantam corn
- New Zealand / spinach
- hen and chickens / yellow alyssum / phlox subulata
- pinks
- Lombary / poplars
- regal lilies / delphiniums / madonna lilies / rosy morn perunias
- white birch
- Spiraea / Van Houttei
- mountain ash
- [sketches of a vase, a light fixture, and a plant stand to the right of the illustration]
Extent: 1 slide
The Stylish House: 1931 to 1941 (3.34277)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A version of an illustration from Reading the Landscape, Chapter 13: "The Stylish House or Fashions as an Ecological Factor," depicting a home and its landscaped yard. This illustration shows the view of the house and yard during the early mid-20th century.
Text and images from top to bottom, left to right:
- John Edward and Nancy Ann / Bee / Chuck / and / Lassie
- 1931 to / 1941 [sketch of a shrub]
- [drawing showing a bird's-eye view of the house and grounds, including the neighboring house and yard, with the following plants and trees labeled:]
- herbs
- white petunias / white delphiniums / Artemisia Silver King
- privet
- tartarian / honeysuckle
- Colorado spruce
- Pfitzer juniper
- [m---] pine
- Siberian elms
- [sketches of a garden gnome, animal-shaped planters, and a lily pond to the right of the illustration]
Extent: 1 slide
The Stylish House: 1941 (3.34278)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A version of an illustration from Reading the Landscape, Chapter 13: "The Stylish House or Fashions as an Ecological Factor," depicting a home and its landscaped yard. This illustration shows the view of the house and yard during the mid-20th century.
Text and images from top to bottom, left to right:
- Don and Kay / and / Debby / and / Stockwell Stilwell Hamlet II / and Stockwell Stilwell Ophelia
- 1941 --- [sketch of a lamp with a potted plant]
- currants
- tuberous begonias
- ferns
- roses
- Japanese yew
- Japanese quince
- winter honeysuckle
- honey locusts
- winged Euonymus
- [sketches of two ornamental planters to the right of the illustration]
Extent: 1 slide
The Stylish House: 1856 to 1881 (3.34279)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A version of an illustration from Reading the Landscape, Chapter 13: "The Stylish House or Fashions as an Ecological Factor," depicting a home and its landscaped yard. This illustration shows the view of the house and yard during the mid- to late-19th century.
Text and images from top to bottom, left to right:
- Jonathan and Patience / and / David / John / Paul / Daniel / Ruth / Rachel / and / Rover / and / Dobbin
- 1856 / to / 1881
- [sketch of a hanging lamp]
- [drawing showing a bird's-eye view of the house and grounds surrounded by a fence, including the following plants and trees:]
- elderberry
- Richmond cherry
- box elder
- wild plum
- mint
- rhubarb
- maiden blush
- sweet bough
- russet apple
- Damson plums
- Ailanthus
- tawny day lily
- feverfew
- flags
- pinks
- bleeding heart
- red peony
- Johnny-jump-ups
- sweet shrub
- crimson rambler
- lily of the valley
- white pine
- Harison's yellow rose
- snowball bush
- white lilac
- cabbage rose
- [sketches of two vases with flowers to the right of the illustration]
Extent: 1 slide
Uses of Wood Exhibit: Bald-cypress (3.34388)
Date: September 4 1974Creator: Stickney, William S.
Type: Photographic image
Description:A diorama from the Uses of Wood exhibit, depicting an example of how bald-cypress wood is used in items such as shutters and siding.
Extent: 1 slide
May T. Watts home, front yard (3.35350)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A portion of the front yard and front door to May T. Watts' home in Naperville, Illinois.
Extent: 1 negative
May T. Watts home, front facade (3.35361)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A close-up view of the front of May T. Watts' home, located in Naperville, Illinois.
Extent: 1 photograph
Tudor-style home and garden (3.36481)
Type: Photographic image
Description:The landscaped front lawn of a Tudor revival house.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Side yard garden (3.36482)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A landscaped garden in the side yard of a Tudor revival house.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Italianate house with cupola (3.36484)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A brick Italianate-style house with a columned front entry and cupola.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Cupola (3.36485)
Type: Photographic image
Description:The cuploa on the roof of a brick Italianate-style house. Large evergreens appear in the foreground, and ivy is visible growing along the sides and under the eves of the house.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Wood frame house (3.36487)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A white wood frame house with a front porch, viewed from the side. Some landscaped foliage is also visible growing along the side of the house.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Landscaping with large blocks of stone (3.36488)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Large blocks of stone are arranged on a lawn next to a white wood frame house. A single tree stands in front of the rocks, and a tall anntena is visible between the rocks and the house.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Brick Tudor style houses (3.36489)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Two Tudor-style homes with chimneys. Various evergreens are growing in the front yard of the house on the left. Some snow is also visible on the grass.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Tudor style houses (3.36490)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Two Tudor-style homes, one brick and one with white siding. Various evergreens are growing in the front yard of the brick house on the right. Some snow is also visible on the grass, and a fire hydrant is visible of the foreground.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Tudor style houses (3.36491)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Two Tudor-style homes, one brick and one with white siding. Various evergreens are growing in the front yard of the brick house on the right. Some snow is also visible on the grass, and a car and a fire hydrant are visible of the foreground.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Brick house and picket fence (3.36500)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A large brick house with a white picket fence and low stone wall with shrubbery. A woman stands in the forefront.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Brick house at street corner (3.36501)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A large brick house with a wrought iron fence, located at an interestion with a traffic light and crosswalk.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Brown house (3.36502)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A brown house with a gabled roof located near several bare shrubs and trees. Other houses are visible in the background.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
House with a gabled roof, view 1 (3.36503)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A two-story house with a gabled roof and large front porch located on a street with parked cars. Several bare trees are also in view near it and across the street.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
House with a gabled roof, view 2 (3.36504)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A side view of a two-story house with a gabled roof and large front porch located on a street with parked cars. Several bare trees are also in view around it.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
House with a gabled roof, view 3 (3.36505)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A side view of a two-story house with a gabled roof and large front porch. Several bare trees and shrubs surround it.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
House with a gabled roof, view 4 (3.36506)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A side view of a two-story house with a gabled roof and large front porch located on a street with parked cars. Several bare trees and shrubs are also in view
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
House with a gabled roof, view 5 (3.36507)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A side view of a two-story house with a gabled roof and large front porch. Several bare trees and shrubs are also in view, as well as sidewalks.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
House with a gabled roof, view 6 (3.36508)
Type: Photographic image
Description:View of a two-story house with a gabled roof and large front porch located on a street corner. A street sign and fire hydrant are visible at the corner.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
House with a gabled roof, view 7 (3.36509)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A front view of a two-story house with a gabled roof and large front porch located on a street corner. A woman appears to be sweeping the porch.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
House with a gabled roof, view 8 (3.36510)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A front view of a two-story house with a gabled roof and large front porch located on a street with parked cars.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Ornamental hedges, view 1 (3.36530)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A grouping of large hedges or trees on a front lawn of a white two-story house have been trimmed into different shapes and include what appear to be various names and symbols.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Ornamental hedges, view 2 (3.36531)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A grouping of large hedges or trees on a front lawn of a white two-story house have been trimmed into different shapes and include what appear to be various names and symbols.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Ornamental hedges, view 3 (3.36532)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A grouping of large hedges or trees on a front lawn of a white two-story house have been trimmed into different shapes and include what appear to be various names and symbols.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Ornamental hedges, view 4 (3.36533)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A grouping of large hedges or trees on a front lawn of a white two-story house have been trimmed into different shapes and include what appear to be various names and symbols. A plowed field is visible in the foreground.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Ornamental hedges, view 5 (3.36534)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A grouping of large hedges or trees on a front lawn of a white two-story house have been trimmed into different shapes and include what appear to be various names and symbols.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Ornamental hedges, view 6 (3.36535)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A grouping of large hedges or trees on a front lawn of a white two-story house have been trimmed into different shapes and include what appear to be various names and symbols.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Ornamental hedges, view 7 (3.36536)
Type: Photographic image
Description:A grouping of large hedges or trees on a front lawn of a white two-story house have been trimmed into different shapes and include what appear to be various names and symbols. This view shows a road and plowed fields in the foreground and in the distance.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide