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Source Collection
Mary Ardenne Hinson collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0308.unf_001.024.001
Description
B/w photograph of the Japanese Garden in Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee, taken by Mary Ardenne Hinson, circa 1919. The photograph is from an album kept by Mary Ardenne Hinson between 1913 and 1920.
The Japanese Garden contained Japanese lanterns, carved statues and even a fake Mt. Fujiyama. It was dismantled in the 1940s due to rising anti-Japanese sentiment.
Date Created
2021
Date
circa 1919
Recommended Citation
"Japanese Garden, Overton Park, Memphis, Tenn., circa 1919" (2021). Images. 10.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-hinsonma2/10
Keywords
Mary Ardenne Hinson, Overton Park (Memphis, Tenn.), Japanese Garden (Overton Park)
