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Zen garden, Japanese garden, 1968

Description: A view of the stairs leading up to the Zen garden area of the Japanese garden. The Zen garden, at the top of the hill on the right, is surrounded by a wall with sloped tiles along the top. The Zen garden opened in 1968. On verso: Zen Garden Huntington Botanical Gardens. On verso: Japanese Garden Fall, 1968 / Photo : Reinhardt.
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Date: 1968
Call number: photCL 107 fld 9 (48)
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Zen garden construction, Japanese garden, 1968(?)

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A view of the wooden frame surrounding the Zen garden area of the Japanese garden during its construction. Trees and bushes surround the structure, and a pickup truck is parked within the walls. The Zen garden opened in 1968. On verso: Beginning construction Zen Garden Huntington Botanical Gardens.

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Zen garden construction, Japanese garden, 1968(?)

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A view of construction in the Zen garden area of the Japanese garden, with the wooden frame of a wall surrounding the area. Trees and bushes surround the structure, and a pickup truck is parked within the walls. The Zen garden opened in 1968. On verso: Beginning construction of Zen Garden.

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Zen garden path, Japanese garden, 1972

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A view of the wooden pathway and stairs leading from the Zen garden to the main part of the Japanese garden. A gateway at the top of the steps in the distance leads to a courtyard of the Zen garden house. On verso: Japanese Garden : Approach to Zen Garden, 1972. On verso: Staff photo by Margaret Stovall, 1972.

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Suiseki display in the Japanese garden, 1972

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A view of three suiseki, or Japanese viewing stones, on display in the Japanese garden. They are arranged on a wooden surface with a bamboo screen in the background. On verso: Japanese Garden : Sui Seki. On verso: Staff photo by Margaret Stovall, 1972.

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Japanese garden, circa 1925

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Looking west across the Japanese garden canyon, where the drum bridge spans one of the ponds (in the lower right corner), to the house on the west ridge of the garden. on verso: P. 227 View of Japanese Garden, Huntington Place, Oak Knoll, Calif.

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Japanese garden

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A view of one of the ponds in the Japanese garden with a pagoda-esque hut on the right and tall trees in the background. On verso: Mr. Goto's old views.

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Zen garden, Japanese garden, 1968

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