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West bank of Chicago River north of Madison Street
This is a view of a quayside roadway above the Chicago riverbank, with a house, wagon and driver. The vantage point seems to be from the northeast. Behind and above in the view are signs for the Hurley Electric Laundry Equipment Company, an…
Warren Manning, Landscape Architect, Lake Forest area and Illinois Client/Job List, with addresses of subdivided estates, 2011-12--derived from Manning Project information, Library of American Landscape History (LALH), Amherst, MA
This is a working list relating to efCorts led by the Library of American Landscape History (LALH), Amherst, to document the design work of Warren Manning, Brookline, MA, based landscape archtiect, 1890s-1930s. A letter in the College archives from…
Warehouse and railyard south of Kinzie Street, west side of Chicago River
One of a series of Chicago River and bridge views taken by Bennett in preparation for the plan of redevelopment of the river banks north and west of Chicago's central business district as Wacker Drive.
This view shows the west bank of the…
This view shows the west bank of the…
War Water
War water has long been used as a curse of sorts. It is usually made in a sealed jar, using nails, moss, and water (optimally swamp water). Letting it oxidize for a week or so allows the nails to rust and moss to decompose, leaving you with a red or…
Walter Merriam Pratt, Bookplate, by J.I.C. Dell, A.N.M. sc.
A bookplate created for Walter Merriam Pratt. Pratt was an author who wroteThe Burning of Chealsea.
Walden, History of (1933): Plan of southeast section of Lake Forest, Table of Contents and title Page
First part of landscape architect Warren Manning's History of Walden typescript, showing his plan of southeast Lake Forest with Walden outlined, the Table of Contents, and the Title Page. The lst two items are reversed here from their order in the…
Walden, History of (1933)--Text, pp. 26-61.
This is Part 3 of landscape architect Warren H. Manning's History of Walden (1933): the second part of the text, pp. 26-61.