William H. Jackson Company photographs of garden ornaments and furniture
Creation: circa 1925Abstract
The William H. Jackson Company was established in 1827 as W. N. Jackson & CO. which specialized in making iron grates. The company's expertise in iron, brass and stone work eventually shifted the emphasis of the company towards the manufacturing of fireplace mantels, vases, fountains, benches, columns, and ornamental accessories. This collection consists of four photographs used as trade catalog illustrations of garden furniture and ornaments.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1925
Creator
- William H. Jackson Company (Organization)
Extent
4 item(s)
General Physical Description
4 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in.
Historical Note
The William H. Jackson Company was established in 1827 as W. N. Jackson & CO. which specialized in making iron grates. The company's expertise in iron, brass and stone work eventually shifted the emphasis of the company towards the manufacturing of fireplace mantels, vases, fountains, benches, columns, and ornamental accessories. The business had two locations in the early twentieth century, 2 West 47 Street, New York, New York and 318 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Scope and Content
These are four photographs used as trade catalog illustrations: No. 77 bronze garden figure of a boy with frogs, No. 21 Italian stone wall fountain, No. 541 Osera [lime]stone bench with griffiths and (unnumbered) a 4 foot long stone planter.
Location
GL Box 1.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- William H. Jackson Company photographs of garden ornaments and furniture
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
