COLLECTION NAME:
Design Library Image Collection
mediaCollectionId
NCSULIB~1~1
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
true
Accession Number:
94005
imageid
94005
Accession Number
false
Order Title:
Frederick Law Olmstead: Designing the American Landscape (93988-94009)
orderdescription
Frederick Law Olmstead: Designing the American Landscape (93988-94009)
Order Title
false
Type of View:
landscape / garden
imagetitletype
landscape / garden
Type of View
false
View Title:
general view
imagetitle
general view
View Title
false
Date of View:
1892
imagedate
1892
Date of View
false
Image description:
The Fens was created by increased residential development in the 1860s. The extra sewage created a foul smelling creek and flood zone. Olmsted redeveloped the area using sanitary engineering to create the Back Bay Fens Park.
imagedescription
The Fens was created by increased residential development in the 1860s. The extra sewage created a foul smelling creek and flood zone. Olmsted redeveloped the area using sanitary engineering to create the Back Bay Fens Park.
Image description
false
Image Rights:
copyrighted
imagerights
copyrighted
Image Rights
false
Source Institution:
NCSU Libraries
sourceinstitution
NCSU Libraries
Source Institution
false
Collection:
Design Library Image Collection
collection
Design Library Image Collection
Collection
false
Culture:
American
culture
American
Culture
false
Subject:
land reclamation works
subject
land reclamation works
Subject
false
Subject:
public spaces
subject
public spaces
Subject
false
Work Types:
Built Environment; public spaces; parks (recreation areas)
worktypes
Built Environment; public spaces; parks (recreation areas)
Work Types
false
Related Work Title:
Emerald Necklace; part of
relatedworktitle
Emerald Necklace; part of
Related Work Title
false
Preferred Title:
Back Bay Fens Park
worktitle
Back Bay Fens Park
Preferred Title
false
Agent Display:
Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. 1822-1903 (American landscape architect, )
workagentdisplay
Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. 1822-1903 (American landscape architect, )
Agent Display
false
Date:
ca. 1885 (creation)
workdatedisplay
ca. 1885 (creation)
Date
false
Locations:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
locations
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Locations
false
Location Type:
(creation)
locationtype
(creation)
Location Type
false
Classification:
Urban Design and City Planning
classificationterm
Urban Design and City Planning
Classification
false
Classification:
Landscape Architecture
classificationterm
Landscape Architecture
Classification
false