A beautiful photo collection from
Joel Gillespie that shows a beautiful garden of his grandmother Nanny in Columbia, South Carolina in the early 1950s.
“I found a small container old slides in the bottom of an old box of pictures. They are of my grandmother's garden, in the early 1950s.
I was born after these pictures were taken, and grew up in a more matured version of Nanny's Garden, but I can say without hesitation that this was my favorite place in the whole world. I had the privilege of maintaining it for many years, and learned a lot about gardening from my grandmother. This was a special place.”
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| Nanny and Pop in Backyard Looking up Towards the Michael's House |
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| Nanny and Pop in Flower Bed Between Second and Third Terrace Looking Towards Michaels |
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| Nanny's Backyard - Bottom Terrace |
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| Nanny's Backyard at Creek Looking Across Bridge |
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| Nanny's Backyard from Second Terrace Looking to Houses on Trenholm |
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| Nanny's Backyard Lower Terrace Looking Toward Michael's Yard |
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| Nanny's Backyard Lower Terrace |
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| Nanny's Backyard, Looking Down from Top Terrace Towards Dixon's Back Yard |
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| Nanny's Backyard, Looking Down from Top Terrace |
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| Nanny's Backyard, Looking From Top Terrace - See Bridge Over Creek |
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| Nanny's House from Across the Street |
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| Nanny's House From Street - From In Front of Dixon's House |
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| Nanny's Yard, Azaleas |
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| Nanny's Yard, Pink Azalea |
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| Nanny's Yard, White Azalea |
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| The Dixon's House, Nanny and Pop's Next Door Neighbor |
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| The Dixon's Pool and Lower Terrace |
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| A Camellia from Nanny's Garden |
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| From Nanny's Front Yard Looking Across McGregor |
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| Mom Maurine Sanders and Dad Curtis Claunch Gillespie, Jr. in Nanny's Garden |
