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- Better Homes & Gardens Garden Book : A Year-Round Guide to Practical Home Gardening, 1954 -
- 1954
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Better Homes & Gardens Garden Book : A Year-Round Guide to Practical Home Gardening, 1954
- "View near Anthony's Nose, Hudson Highlands," by Thomas Chambers, 1840-1850 -
- 1840-1850
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"View near Anthony's Nose, Hudson Highlands," by Thomas Chambers, 1840-1850
- American Steel & Wire Company Trade Catalog, "Wire and Steel Products for the Farm," circa 1939 -
- circa 1939
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American Steel & Wire Company Trade Catalog, "Wire and Steel Products for the Farm," circa 1939
- Landscape Architecture Drawing for Fair Lane, "Planting Plan for Rose Garden," April 1916 - Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. Jensen envisioned naturalistic meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, and wandering paths for the nature-loving couple to enjoy. Jensen suggested this planting plan for a more formal rose garden near the house.
- April 01, 1916
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Landscape Architecture Drawing for Fair Lane, "Planting Plan for Rose Garden," April 1916
Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. Jensen envisioned naturalistic meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, and wandering paths for the nature-loving couple to enjoy. Jensen suggested this planting plan for a more formal rose garden near the house.
- Landscape Architecture Drawing for Fair Lane, "The original Location of Residence and Garage," January 1914 - Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. This drawing shows Jensen's starting point. Jensen envisioned and built naturalistic meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, and wandering paths throughout the grounds. Jensen's landscaping provided enjoyment for the nature-loving couple for the rest of their lives.
- January 01, 1914
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Landscape Architecture Drawing for Fair Lane, "The original Location of Residence and Garage," January 1914
Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. This drawing shows Jensen's starting point. Jensen envisioned and built naturalistic meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, and wandering paths throughout the grounds. Jensen's landscaping provided enjoyment for the nature-loving couple for the rest of their lives.
- Landscape Architecture Drawing for Fair Lane, "Grades and location of buildings," March 1915 - Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. Jensen envisioned naturalistic meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, and wandering paths for the nature-loving couple to enjoy. This drawing shows the proposed plans for the area around the Fords' 56-room mansion.
- March 01, 1915
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Landscape Architecture Drawing for Fair Lane, "Grades and location of buildings," March 1915
Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. Jensen envisioned naturalistic meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, and wandering paths for the nature-loving couple to enjoy. This drawing shows the proposed plans for the area around the Fords' 56-room mansion.
- Landscape Architecture Drawing for Fair Lane, "Grading Plan, Estate of Henry Ford," 1913-1915 - Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. Jensen's plans envisioned meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, and wandering paths for the nature-loving couple to enjoy. This drawing shows part of the grading plan for the grounds around the Ford's home.
- 1913-1915
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Landscape Architecture Drawing for Fair Lane, "Grading Plan, Estate of Henry Ford," 1913-1915
Henry and Clara Ford hired landscape architect Jens Jensen to design the grounds surrounding Fair Lane -- the Fords' 1300-acre Rouge River estate. Jensen's plans envisioned meadows, gardens, orchards, grottoes, and wandering paths for the nature-loving couple to enjoy. This drawing shows part of the grading plan for the grounds around the Ford's home.
- Mermaid Sprinkler, circa 1935 - Many homeowners use sprinklers to help produce a beautiful, green lawn. A traditional bare-metal sprinkler, however, can detract from the lawn's visual appeal. By the 1930s companies were making sprinklers in a variety of decorative and imaginative shapes. This mermaid sprinkler provided an aesthetically pleasing look when throwing water into all corners of a lawn.
- circa 1935
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Mermaid Sprinkler, circa 1935
Many homeowners use sprinklers to help produce a beautiful, green lawn. A traditional bare-metal sprinkler, however, can detract from the lawn's visual appeal. By the 1930s companies were making sprinklers in a variety of decorative and imaginative shapes. This mermaid sprinkler provided an aesthetically pleasing look when throwing water into all corners of a lawn.
- Prototype Lawn Mower, Designed by Norman Swanson, circa 1956 - Norman Swanson created this prototype lawn mower that he used to mow his family's land in suburban Warrenville, Illinois. He configured a multiple-cutter system and mounted it under his International Harvester Cub Lo-Boy tractor. He also designed a deflector above the blades to better pulverize the grass clippings. Swanson received patents for these two lawn mowing innovations in 1959.
- circa 1956
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Prototype Lawn Mower, Designed by Norman Swanson, circa 1956
Norman Swanson created this prototype lawn mower that he used to mow his family's land in suburban Warrenville, Illinois. He configured a multiple-cutter system and mounted it under his International Harvester Cub Lo-Boy tractor. He also designed a deflector above the blades to better pulverize the grass clippings. Swanson received patents for these two lawn mowing innovations in 1959.
- Huffman Manufacturing Company Catalog, "Huffy Outdoor Power Equipment," 1972 - With the rise of the suburban neighborhood at the end of the 19th century, and its explosive growth in the years that followed World War II, maintaining a "perfect" lawn became the new standard. Manufacturers promoted a whole set of specialty equipment to support this American obsession.
- 1972
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Huffman Manufacturing Company Catalog, "Huffy Outdoor Power Equipment," 1972
With the rise of the suburban neighborhood at the end of the 19th century, and its explosive growth in the years that followed World War II, maintaining a "perfect" lawn became the new standard. Manufacturers promoted a whole set of specialty equipment to support this American obsession.