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90th Anniversary Press Release & Photos

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A black and white photo of a public garden in 1933. — Rose Garden, 1933.

A black and white image from 1933 of one man handing an oversized key to another. — Maurice Bower Saul (right), counsel to the advisory board of the Morris Arboretum, hands over the key to Compton to University of Pennsylvania President Thomas Sovereign Gates.

Penn botany professor Dr. Harlan H. York in the lab in Compton's basement kitchen, 1933.

A black and white photo of scientists working in a lab. — Penn researchers using Compton's kitchen as a laboratory, 1933.

A black and white photograph of a mansion in 1964 — Compton, 1964.

A black and white photo of a public garden in 1974. — Rose Garden fountain, 1974.

A black and white image of the cover of Horticulture magazine from 1933. — Cover of Horticulture magazine featuring Rose Garden steps, 1933.

A color photograph from 1968 of a building being demolished. — Demolition of Compton, 1968.

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Holiday Garden Railway,
6abc, 2022-11-29.

The 9 things to do around Philly this holiday weekend,
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Holiday season in Philadelphia: Events, light shows and more,
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Sunday Evenings show with Lisa Barnes 5:30 pm,
PhillyCAM Radio, 2022-10-16.

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