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[Letter] 1922 July 07, Brookline, Massachusetts [to] Mr. Edward M. Bok, Camden, Maine
No full textThis is a letter from Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., the renown landscape architect who designed the Mountain Lake Sanctuary's gardens, to Edward Bok, former editor of Ladies' Home Journal and the founder of the Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower (now Bok Tower Gardens). In this letter, Mr. Olmsted describes his preliminary vision of the gardens from the perspective of a first time visitor. The left top corner of the stationary on which the letter is written was previously stapled and folded. The letter is typed in black ink. Mr. Olmsted's signature is signed in black ink. The bottom right section of the first page has been stamped with "Nellie Lee Bok Archive".Computer generated transcript is available upon request
Signed copy of 1929 Sanctuary and Singing Tower brochure
No full textLake Wales, FloridaSigned by Edward W. Bok, Anton Brees, Milton B. Medary, Horace H. Burrell, Robert C. Wakeman, & one other
Model of Singing Tower from Eastern Perspective
No full textfront viewsA maquette depicting the Singing Tower from the eastern perspective.
Stamp on verso reads:
"Received JAN 3, 1927 Zantzinger, Borie & Medary
Model of Singing Tower from Northern Perspective
No full textfront viewsA maquette depicting the Singing Tower from the northern perspective.
Note on verso:
"Gift from Mrs E Burr[e]ll
Date 1980
ABCL
Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects photo #98 for job #7029
No full textfront viewsIn March and April of 1926, Olmsted Brothers acquired eight iron benches from Richard W. Lehne, Inc. in New York for the sanctuary. Richard W. Lehne was a specialist in antiques and objects of art. More information about that purchase can be found here: https://boktowergardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/0399_001.pdf.
This photograph was originally part of a scrapbook produced by Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects for job #7029; the image number is 98. The full scrapbook exists in the Olmsted Archives courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site accessible here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157645311979169
Swan swimming in reflection pool at Bok Tower Gardens.
No full textfront viewsBlack and white photograph of Singing Tower.
Note on folder has date as: "1991?"
Likely Geographic Coordinates of where photograph was taken: 27.936759, -81.57763
Model of Singing Tower from Northeastern Perspective
No full textfront viewsA maquette depicting the Singing Tower from the Northeastern perspective.
Stamp on verso reads:
"Received JAN 3, 1927 Zantzinger, Borie & Medary
Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects photo #147 for job #7029
No full textaerial viewFrom a collection titled "Olmsted Historical."
This photograph was originally part of a scrapbook produced by Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects for job #7029; the image number is 147. The full scrapbook exists in the Olmsted Archives courtesy of the National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site accessible here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/olmsted_archives/albums/72157645311979169.
The approximate coordinates from where the photograph was taken are 27.935444187387514, -81.57751699707099
Sketch of Singing Tower by Milton Medary
No full textfront viewsSticker on verso says:
"Drawings by M. Medary"
In pencil on verso:
"IV
Bench at Bok Tower Gardens with Director's Chairs
No full textfront viewsIn March and April of 1926, Olmsted Brothers acquired eight iron benches from Richard W. Lehne, Inc. in New York for the sanctuary. Richard W. Lehne was a specialist in antiques and objects of art. This is believed to be one of those benches. More information about that purchase can be found here: https://boktowergardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/0399_001.pdf