Morton Arboretum : Photographic image : Joy Morton posed with shovel at Dawes Arboretum American Elm Tree Dedication to his father [3.3172]

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Mueller, M. H.

Joy Morton posed with shovel at Dawes Arboretum American Elm Tree Dedication to his father

Identifier

3.3172

Format

Sepia-toned photographic print

Digitization Status

Digitized

Reproduction:

Unknown

Dimensions

27.9 cm W x 35.6 cm H (Item)

Extent

1 photograph

Type

Photographic image

Date created

November 7 1927

Description

Joy Morton posed with shovel at Dawes Arboretum American Elm Tree Dedication to his father.

Dawes Arboretum obtained the tree for planting from Arbor Lodge, the Morton family home in Nebraska. The American Elm was dedicated to Julius Sterling Morton, the founder of Arbor Day, by his descendants.

Appeared In

Events, News, Classes Spring 1994, p. 93

Subject - keywords and LC headings

Arboretums
Dedications
Trees--Planting
Ulmus americana L. (American elm)
Ulmus L. (elm)

Related Collections

Morton Family Photographs
Centennial Image Bank
Centennial Image Bank: Events

Spatial Coverage

Dawes Arboretum, Newark, Ohio