Spring Flower Show 1948
March 20 – April 11, 1948
Nine display rooms were filled with 25 varieties of spring flowers for this year’s show, which boasted four-foot-tall Easter lilies and an English garden with hand-thatched cottages. In a unique addition, the Serpentine Room’s tulip beds hosted expressive, angular sculptures by W. Glen Davis and Robert Lepper of the Abstract Group of Pittsburgh.
Entrance
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Palm Court
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Sunken Garden
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East Room
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Cloister Garden
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South Conservatory
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Old-Fashioned Room
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Serpentine Room
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Select photos courtesy of Heinz History Center