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Catalogue of flowers on the Richmond scenic James thru 1971
Newton H. Ancarrow
A typed inventory of all of the wildflower species Ancarrow identified along the James River.
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Flower Show - #2, Feb. 1972, Slide Order
Newton H. Ancarrow
Two slide order cards for Flower Show, #2.
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Flower Show No. 2 (1972) by Newton Ancarrow
Newton H. Ancarrow
Noted environmentalist Newton Ancarrow documented and photographed over 400 species of wildflowers along the banks of the James River in Richmond, Virginia from 1968 to 1971. He created a slideshow that he gave to garden clubs, women's groups, and other civic organizations. He also typed out the script of his presentation, and recorded it on audio cassette. Using the audio, his script, and digitized images of the slides, VCU Libraries has been able to recreate his hour-long slideshow.
Subtitle creation for this project is in progress as of November 2023. In the meantime, the script for this video is available here.
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Flower Show, No. 2, February 1972
Newton H. Ancarrow
Annotated presentation notes for Flower Show, No. 2.
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The Raging James
Newton H. Ancarrow
From jamesriverpark.org: Newton Ancarrow (1920-1991) was a boat builder who located his business on the south bank of the James River in Richmond in 1962. In 1965, he opened a large boat ramp for his business and for public use, and quickly discovered the river's poor water quality. Ancarrow was enraged when oily, polluted water mixed with sewage coated his ramp and the bottom of his boats after a heavy rain. He began a crusade to force city, state, and federal authorities to clean up the James. Ancarrow's Landing in the James River Park System is his original boat dock and was named in his honor. In 1974, Ancarrow debuted The Raging James, his film on channelization in the James River. This technique was used along sections of the James from the mountains to Richmond to repair damage from the historic water flows of hurricanes Camille (1969) and Agnes (1972). In honor of the film, he was given the environmentalist of the year award by the Virginia Wildlife Federation in 1974.
Presented here are supplemental materials to Newton Ancarrow's wildflower photography including notebooks detailing his research on each species, a typed inventory of the wildflower species, a 1959 boat catalog from Ancarrow's boat company, Newton's documentary "The Raging James," and the script and video of the 1972 "Flower Show No. 2."
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