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William H. Jackson Company photographs of garden ornaments and furniture

Creation: circa 1925
 Collection
Accession: 1991-226

Abstract

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

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

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