ABSTRACT
It should be understood that, although his and Vaux's partnership for private work had been dissolved, they continued to work together coopera tively for the N ew York parks and in some other projects from time to time. Vaux gave up his joint part in the larger works outside New York, those that were already under way; and in these places Olmsted carried on a varying degree of superintendence. It was clear to Olmsted that his new independence required him to think through many aspects of his work and to devise new methods of operation. He took hold effectively at this juncture and en larged his scope in these years. Satisfaction was just this combination of difficulty joined to achievement.
