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Portland Garden Club lantern slides
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- 1930-1940 (Creation)
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99 colored glass lantern slides
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Collection consists of 99 glass lantern slides depicting garden and nature scenes. The majority of the slides were created by George Stephenson for the Portland Garden Club in the 1930s. Subjects depicted include the Kerr Gardens, the Frank and Meier estates, urban gardens, suburban gardens, and country gardens. This collection may be of interest to individuals researching gardening in Portland.
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The Portland Garden Club was founded in 1924 by Portland-area residents interested in gardening and horticulture. The club became a member of The Garden Club of America in 1928. Club efforts have included funding the curator’s salary for the Rose Test Garden in Portland, donating land for parks, sponsoring legislative bills to protect native plants, developing various community gardens, supporting efforts to establish National Scenic Areas, and establishing scholarships for graduate students studying botany.
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- Citation: Portland Garden Club lantern slides, Org. Lot 1353, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
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Cabell, Margaret, and Pauline Reed. The Portland Garden Club: The First Fifty Years. Portland, Oregon: Portland Garden Club, 1974.