Behind the Curtain of a Circus Freak Show

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  8/2/08 Gaffield Children's Garden groundbreaking ceremony at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. (05/55)

  A view of the gate of the Gaffield Children's Garden at Matthaei Botanical Garden.
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  8/2/08 Gaffield Children's Garden groundbreaking ceremony at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. (08/55)

  Photograph of a flower at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Children's Garden.
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  8/2/08 Gaffield Children's Garden groundbreaking ceremony at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. (12/55)

  Photograph of Tom Gaffield and his family at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Gaffield Children's Garden.
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  8/2/08 Gaffield Children's Garden groundbreaking ceremony at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. (18/55)

  Photograph of a woman holding a caterpillar on a leaf at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Children's Garden.
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  8/2/08 Gaffield Children's Garden groundbreaking ceremony at Matthaei Botanical Gardens. (9/55)

  Photograph of one of the greenhouses at Matthaei Botanical Gardens on August 2, 2008, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Children's Garden.
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  Agave deserti (Desert Agave)

  Image of a Desert Agave, a plant that might be found in the Arid House of the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Bambusa vulgaris (Common Bamboo)

  Image of Common Bamboo, an example of a plant that can be found in the Temperate House of the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Buildings at Matthaei Botanical Gardens at time of dedication, 1962 (Negative #3)

  Black and white photograph of the buildings of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens as they were in 1962, the year the gardens were dedicted.
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  Carnegiea gigantea (Giant Cactus)

  Image of a Giant, an example of a plant that might be found in the Arid House of the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Desert House

  Interior shot of the cactus garden inside one of the greenhouses at Matthaei Botanical Garden.
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  Echinocereus ledingii (Hedgehog Cactus)

  Image of a Hedgehog Cactus, an example of a plant that can be found in the Arid House of the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Echinocereus ledingii (Hedgehog Cactus) Closeup

  Closeup image of a Hedgehog Cactus, an example of a plant that can be found in the Arid House of the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Illustration from A Century of Ferns
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  Krieger's Watercolors of Fungi: Agaricus rodmani

  Watercolor created by Louis C. C. Krieger
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  Livistona chinensis (Chinese Fan Palm)

  Image of a Fan Palm, an example of a plant that can be found in the Temperate House of the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Matthaei Botanical Garden of the University of Michigan

  Postcard with the image of a willow tree at the Matthaei Botanical Gardens.
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  Matthaei Botanical Garden of the University of Michigan

  Postcard of the interior of the Tropical House at Matthaei Botanical Garden's Conservatory.
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  Matthaei Botanical Gardens: Landscape Changes from 1940 to 2010

  A poster with a collection of historical aerial photographs of Matthaei Botanical Gardens from 1940 to 2010.
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  Neoregelia carolinae (Blushing Bromeliad)

  Image of a potted bromeliad, an example of a plant in the Tropical House of the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Nepenthes sp. (Tropical Pitcher Plant)

  Image of a Tropical Pitcher Plant, a carnivorous plant that can be found in the Tropical House of the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Opuntia dillenii (Prickly Pear Cactus)

  Image of a Prickly Pear Cactus, a plant that can be found in the Arid House of the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Phoenix dactylifera (Date Palm)

  Image of a Date Palm, an example of a plant that can be found in the Temperate House of the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Plant Photo Archive

  Search page from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Plant Photo Archive.
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  Theobroma cacao (Chocolate Tree)

  Image of the cacao pods in a Theobroma cacao (Chocolate Tree) from the Smithsonian NMNH botany archive, an example of a plant in the Tropical House at the Matthaei Conservatory.
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  Welwitschia mirabilis (Tumboa)

  Image of a Welwitschia, an example of a plant that can be found in the Arid House of the Matthaei Conservatory.