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Frederick Law Olmsted in 1850 . . Frontispiece 

 The Five Friends in New Haven Days ... 66 



Charles Trask, Frederick J. Kingsbury, John Hull Olmsted, 

 Charles Loring Brace, and Frederick Law Olmsted. 



Facsimile of Letter with Mr. Olmsted's Earliest 

 Sketch for Improvement of Grounds, 1847 . . 84 



Facsimile of Petition to Secure Appointment of 

 Mr. Olmsted as Superintendent of Central Park, 

 1857 120 



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