Hope Gardens, 1900 - 1910
Scope and Contents
230 x 180 mm. Showing Jamaican gardeners standing in the Hope Botanical Gardens, with a house in the background and steep hills beyond: 'The Hope Botanical Gardens are situated on the Liguanea Plains about six miles north-east of Kingston, and may be reached by the electric tram-cars. They are beautiful gardens with spacious lawns, intersected with carriage drives. Handsome palms and other ornamental trees are dotted over the lawns; there are nice shady walks under trees of the divi-divi, from the branches of which are suspended baskets and pots of rare orchids in great variety..'. (Cundall 1928).
Dates
- Creation: 1900 - 1910
Creator
- Adolphe Duperly and Sons (fl. 1840-1920) (photographers) (Organization)
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Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Good condition.
Bibliography
General
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Date information
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Originator(s)
Adolphe Duperly and Sons
Finding aid date
2002-11-11 15:38:34+00:00
Repository Details
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