John Blair
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1885-
- Description
John Blair arrived in Rockford, Illinois, in 1853, and worked as a landscape architect for many local residents. He worked for Mary Manny until 1865, when he moved to Chicago. In 1885 Blair was induced to return to Rockford and build a stone fountain in Robert Tinker's conservatory. Portrait of Blair by Robert Tinker.
- Creator
Robert Tinker
- Contributing Institution
- Rockford Public Library
- Collection
- Tinker Swiss Cottage
- Location
- Rockford
Illinois
United States - Type
- image
- Format
- Tagged Image File Format (TIFF), 300 DPI, 8-bit gray-scale (256 grays), NA, NACanvas
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Materials in this collection are made available by the Rockford Public Library. To request reproductions or inquire about permissions, contact: Rockford Public Library, 215 N. Wyman St. Rockford, IL 61101 (815-965-7606)
- Chicago citation style
- Robert Tinker. John Blair. 1885-. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/rockford05/id/17. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Robert Tinker, (1885-) John Blair. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/rockford05/id/17
- MLA citation style
- Robert Tinker. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/rockford05/id/17>.