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American elm and bench on south side of Lake Marmo


Identifier
3.36851
Format
b&w negative film
Digitization Status
Digitized
Reproduction:
Original
Dimensions
15.2 cm W x 9.3 cm H (Item)
Extent
1 negative
Type
Photographic image
Date created
1950s
Description
American elm and bench on south side of Lake Marmo

The sup't. Mr. Senn was assigned to move this tree and failed. Mr. Morton gave Clarence Godshalk a chance to do it. The American elm in the foreground was moved to this location on the south side of Lake Marmo in the spring of 1922 with a team of horses hitched to a stone boat. It was 6-8" in diameter. As a result of this Mr. Godshalk was made sup't. Picture taken before Dutch Elm Disease go it.
Related Collections
1940s-1950s
Spatial Coverage
The Morton Arboretum, Lisle, Illinois