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Still Image
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Original Format
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Postcard
Physical Dimensions
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3.5 x 5 in.
Dublin Core
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Title
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Sheep Scene, Genesee Valley Park, Rochester NY
Date
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1914
Contributor
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Cooper, Ken
Source
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Courtesy Ken Cooper
Description
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South Park, later taking its current name of Genesee Valley Park, was one of the last designed by the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted prior to his retirement. Work began in 1888, and in 1893 he suggested keeping a flock of sheep on its west side to evoke a pastoral mood and to keep the grass mowed. Flocks of sheep weren't uncommon at the time; the Sheep Field in Olmsted's central park started the trend in 1863, but the also were grazed in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, Franklin Park in Boston, Druid Hill Park in Baltimore, and Washington Park in Chicago.
The sheep didn't remain for long, however, because in 1899 the pasture was converted into a golf course that still is in operation today alongside the Genesee River.
Format
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jpeg, 664 KB
jpeg, 476 KB
Type
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Postcard
Creator
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Unknown
Frederick Law Olmsted
Genesee River
Genesee Valley Park
Pastoral
Rochester, NY
Watershed