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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