<I>Piscataqua Papers: Gardening from the Merrimack to the Kennebec</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1965
name: label: Written by
content: Piscataqua Garden Club, American, founded 1926
label: Printed by
content: Thomas Todd Company, American
label: Subject of
content: Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
label: Owned by
content: Clayton Sinclair, American
label: Owned by
content: Hazel Sinclair, American
notes: label: Description
content: A softcover edition of the Piscataqua Papers; Gardening from the Merrimack to the Kennebec published by the Piscataqua Garden Club. The softcover book has an adhesive binding. The front cover features a large white and yellow scrolled frame on the front cover, set against a green background. At the top of the frame is a black, white, and yellow sun with human facial features and at the bottom are black, white, and yellow mirror images of two sea serpents with their tails wound around the sides of the frame. The right and left sides of the frame are decorated with black-and-white illustrations of flowers, an ear of corn, and grapes. The title of the book is printed within the frame in black text of varying sizes and fonts that read [PISCATAQUA / PAPERS / Gardening / from the / Merrimack / to the / Kennebec]. The spine is green with the abbreviated title printed in black text that reads, [PISCATAQUA PAPERS]. The back cover of the book is white with a centered black-and-white illustration of a floral spray and three gardening tools. Below is an illustration of a draped banner with black text across the front that reads [PISCATAQUA GARDEN CLUB]. Printed inside the front and back covers are black-and-white illustrations of a map of New England. The interior pages are white with black text and a few black-and-white illustrations. The contents are divided into six sections titled [HISTORY AND EARLY GARDENS], [PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE], [FLOWER ARRANGING], [INDOOR GARDENING], [NATURAL HISTORY] and [A GARDENER’S CALENDAR]]. There are also charts on seed varieties and a growing instructions. The book has 148 pages.
place: label: Place collected
content: Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Amusements
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Black interiors
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.12.52.17
objectType: label: Type
content: paperbacks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1965 Piscataqua Garden Club
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product) and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 6 1/8 × 1/2 in. (23.5 × 15.6 × 1.3 cm)