A selection of the best archival images of the Garden over the last 100 years. Meadow, SBBG Blaksley Library, island view from SBBG Garden site in Mission Canyon, looking south, to entrance boulders and Blaksley Boulder, circa 1926 Blaksley Boulder with Model T parked in front Early view of the Blaksley boulder before planting of the douglas fir The first Library at SBBG, circa 1920s to 1930s Original Garden Library in a cabinet on the grounds. Historic Library cabinet and the Geology Exhibit Mountain lake at north end of meadow with view to Santa Cruz Island SBBG Library viewed from Arroyo Meadow Pond and Blaksley Boulder Garden site in Mission Canyon, Meadow and Meadow Oaks, circa 1926 Strawberry Meadow, © Josef Muench The Meadow Viewing South, over the Blaksley Library to Santa Cruz Island, June 1944 Meadow and mountain view from the top of the Blaksley Library, Members' Day, April 16, 1944, S.B. Botanic Garden Campbell Bridge, SBBG Garden Meadow in Snow, January 1949 The Campbell Bridge, 1941 SBBG, Tractor discing the Meadow, 1953 Drought Pritchett Bench, stone bench on the Pritchett Trail, © Josef Muench the Bissell Bench, stone bench under the Meadow Oaks Early view of historic lake in upper Meadow Historic Library cabinet and the Geology Exhibit SBBG Meadow, Lower Beach historic Meadow pool Children in the Garden, Third Grade Mc Kinley School, 1956 Mountain lake at north end of meadow with view to Santa Cruz Island Moving the Cottage building, with greenhouse in background mountain view and Garden Entrance from the Blaskley Library Meadow, 1942 (note small wood sign, left center, 'No Parking') original Lath House, Greenhouse and Potting Shed, 1937 sundial at top of Meadow, ocean view, ©Josef Muench Meadow of wild strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis), © Josef Muench Ceanothus Section, 1939 west side of Entrance boulder, old Island Trail, 1934 View Above Mission Dam, circa 1880s? Old Island Trail, 1930s Island Section (historic), sundial, ©Josef Muench Desert Section, SBBG Old Garden Entrance, Clara Small Smith Steps Mission Canyon Road, unpaved (historic) Blaksley Boulder Meadow - California poppies Manzanita Section two entrance boulders, Blaksley Boulder behind, circa 1926 view of Courtyard from Blaksley Library window young ladies and an automobile in the Meadow, 1940s 'Santa Barbara Botanic Garden' wood sign at Old Entrance to the Garden, © Josef Muench Maunsell Van Rensselaer at Old Entrance to Garden pool behind Mission Dam, SBBG Blaksley Boulder boy and Sundial Meadow in bloom, 1948 Sundial, evening sky with moon Tidy Tips on the Porter Trail, SBBG Photo Contest 2013
