Photographs, 1907-1929, Undated.

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Series III includes an album which contains number of photographs taken by David Fairchild showing various plants in Nehrling's Gardens after the freeze damage in 1916-17. Most of the photographs have handwritten description of the plants and locations such as East side of Gatha house, caladium gardens at Gotha, and Henry Nehrling's cottage in Naples, Florida. Album also contains newsclippings mention about Dr. Henry Nehrling's death in 1929. One article indicates that caladium plants were used in the making of the blanket of Dr. Nehrling's casket at the funeral. Additionaly, a few postcards of plants and gardens from the Koreshan Unity Gardens and Saint Leo, Florida included in the collection.

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