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Tag Archives: Vander Veer Botanical Park
A Little Springtime: Vander Veer’s Iron Fountain
We thought with the weather warming up to look back at this photograph taken in the 1910s of the iron fountain that stood at the Main Street entrance to Central Park (now known as Vander Veer Botanical Park). The fountain … Continue reading
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Tagged A. W. Vander Veer, Bandshell, Central Park, Electric Fountain, Fountain, Iron Fountain, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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Happy Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day!
Staff at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Department at the Davenport Public Library would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day. This Valentine’s house was built for the season in the old Conservatory at Vander Veer Botanical Park. Originally built … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatory, Grover C. von der Heyde, Presidents Day, Valentine's Day, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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Flower Power Displays at Vander Veer Park
As we approach the official start of summer better known as the summer solstice, we see the verdant plants of the City of Davenport’s Parks growing and blooming. As part of the Vander Veer Follow Your Roots program at our … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport (Iowa), Flowers, Frank Wulf, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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A Little Chrysanthemum Magic: Vander Veer Park Style
Recently we came across this picture from the November 30, 1929, Daily Times newspaper. We can only imagine how much fun it was to have cold enough weather to freeze the lagoon at Vander Veer Park that early in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Park, Chrysanthemum Show, Flower Show, Ice Skating, Upper Lagoon, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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The Quad Cities Museum Alliance
In honor of Quad Cities Museum Week, we’re looking back at previous collaborations by area museums, galleries, and other historical & cultural institutions. 12 major area museums and art galleries got together in 1986 to form the Quad Cities Museum … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustana College, Colonel George Davenport, Davenport Museum of Art, Fejervary Park, Putnam Museum, Quad Cities Museum Week, Rock Island Arsenal, St. Ambrose College, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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Sane & Safe Fourth: Doll Buggy Parades
“Even today, after a century and a quarter of national progress, we find the ideals of the Declaration of Independence still unrealized. The great woman’s movement is teaching us that women come within a proper construction of that document and … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Doll Buggy Parade, Fourth of July, Holidays, Independence Day, Parades, Sane Fourth, Vander Veer Botanical Park, Vander Veer Park Grandstand
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A Little Poinsettia Magic: Vander Veer Park Style
In advance of Poinsettia Day next week (December 12th), we thought we would share some Poinsettia exhibit pictures from the old Conservatory at Vander Veer Botanical Park in Davenport. The Conservatory featured in these images was built in 1897 and … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatory, poinsettia, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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May Flowers: 20 Years Ago at Vander Veer Park
Enjoy these beautiful photographs taken 20 years ago at Vander Veer Botanical Park. These images are part of Acc #2003-09 Davenport Leisure Services & Facilities Collection. [ngg src=”galleries” ids=”8″ display=”basic_slideshow” gallery_width=”800″ gallery_height=”800″ transition_speed=”100″] (posted by Cristina) Acc #2003-09 Box 81 Folder … Continue reading
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Tagged Davenport Parks and Recreation, Flowers, Parks, Photographs, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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A Celebration of Spring: Blooms of the Past
We hope Loretta Clayton’s hand-painted/retouched photographs of the floral displays at the old Vander Veer Park Conservatory* have you thinking happy spring thoughts despite tomorrow’s snowy forecast! The conservatory at Vander Veer still creates seasonal exhibits — a perfect place to … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservatory, Flowers, Hand-painted photographs, Loretta Clayton, Spring, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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A Forgotten Oasis: The Pavilion at Central Park
In May 1899, plans were unveiled for a new addition to Central Park (renamed Vander Veer Park in 1912). Architect E. S. Hammatt had been hired by the Davenport Park Commissioners to design an open-air structure to serve as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Park, Pavilion, Vander Veer Botanical Park
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