American elm on Lake Marmo (3.2938)
Date: 1920sType: Photographic image
Description:American elm on Lake Marmo after 1922 relocation with lengthy handwritten commentary on board. Describes moving tree under direction of O.C. Simonds. Note adds tree helped C.E.Godshalk become Arboretum superintendent in May 1922. Drawn illustration of move on back of board.
Written on front of board
"This tree was most important tree of all trees in CEG's mind. It helped him more than anything else to become Arb Sup't in May 1922."
"This tree died of Dutch Elm Disease years later 1950's."
Written on back of board
"In spring of 1922 when Mr. Senn was sup't, the road around Lake Marmo was to be made and a 6-8" diam Amer. Elm #1 was in the roadway. Mr. O. C. Simonds, who was in charge assigned the job of moving the elm to location #2 (above drawing) which meant it had to be dug with a ball about 6' in diameter and about 2' deep. It then had to be loaded onto a stone boat or flat skid, and moved upright through the hawthornes that were zig-zag opposite each other. It could not be moved lying down because it would break the then, wide ball and roots. A team of horses was his only power to move the tree.
He loaded it toward the front of the stone boat so the weight made the stone boat dig in the ground & the horses couldn't pull it. Secondly he had no guy ropes to the tree top to guide it between the hawthornes. About that..."
Extent: 1 photograph
American elm on north side of road around Lake Marmo (3.2977)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:This 80' spread American elm stood on north side of road around Lake Marmo, opposite the big old sugar maple
Extent: 1 photograph
Five Canada geese aside Lake Marmo [?] (3.2982)
Creator: Dresser, Mrs. Amos
Type: Photographic image
Description:Five Canada geese aside Lake Marmo [?]
Extent: 1 photograph
Early Snowfall, The Morton Arboretum (3.2983)
Creator: Webb, Ralph E.
Type: Photographic image
Description:First snowfall at the west end of Lake Marmo
Extent: 1 photograph
So called 'Round Meadow' when work started on Lake Marmo (3.2996)
Date: 1921Creator: Henry Fuermann and Sons
Type: Photographic image
Description:So called 'Round Meadow' when work started on Lake Marmo
Extent: 1 photograph
Round Meadow: men, mules & machines (3.2997)
Date: 1921Creator: Henry Fuermann and Sons
Type: Photographic image
Description:Round Meadow: men, mules & machines
The digging out of Lake Marmo using mules, plows, and scrapers.
Extent: 1 photograph
View from big oak area east of Lakeview Drive looking over Lake Marmo & Spruce Hill to Tate Woods in distance (3.3014)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:View from big oak area east of Lakeview Drive looking over Lake Marmo & Spruce Hill to Tate Woods in distance
Extent: 1 photograph
Spruce Hill from bridge at Lake Marmo (3.3020)
Date: 1942Creator: Arden, Richard J.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Spruce Hill from bridge at Lake Marmo
Extent: 1 photograph
Lake Marmo dam & bridge as originally designed by O.C. Simonds (3.3032)
Date: 1922Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo dam & bridge as originally designed by O.C. Simonds
Extent: 1 photograph
Lake Marmo, looking southeast (3.3033)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo, looking southeast, bridge and dam in the distance
Extent: 1 photograph
Early spring Lake Marmo [?] (3.3036)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Early spring Lake Marmo [?]
Extent: 1 photograph
View of Lake Marmo from bridge in spring with school group in the distance (3.3037)
Type: Photographic image
Description:View of Lake Marmo from bridge in spring with school group in the distance
Extent: 1 photograph
Bridge over Lake Marmo inlet looking upstream (3.3048)
Date: 1940Type: Photographic image
Description:Bridge over Lake Marmo inlet looking upstream
Extent: 1 photograph
Expanded bridge over Lake Marmo (3.3049)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Expanded bridge over Lake Marmo
Extent: 1 photograph
Lake Marmo Footbridge (3.3051)
Creator: Fischer, Richard
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Footbridge
Extent: 1 photograph
Lake Marmo looking north (3.3056)
Date: 1940sType: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo looking north
Extent: 1 negative
Early Lake Marmo view - white geese opposite (3.3064)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Early Lake Marmo view - white geese opposite
Extent: 1 photograph
Lunching & Learning with Clarence Godshalk: Evolution of the Arboretum - From Farm to Arboretum (3.31582)
Date: January 25 1978Type: Audio
Description:Lunching and Learning program presented by Clarence Godshalk as he describes the evolution of the Arboretum, from farm land to Arboretum.
Extent: 1 audio cassette
Ice making on Lake Marmo at Lisle Farms (3.31713)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Three men standing near large blocks of ice and a horse-drawn sled on Lake Marmo
Lisle Farms early operations, ice making with Percheron horse
Ice house torn down in 1934
Extent: 1 negative
Percheron horse and three men on Lake Marmo making ice at Lisle Farms (3.31719)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Lisle Farms Early Operations - Percheron horse and three men on Lake Marmo making ice
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Man and Percheron horse on Lake Marmo making ice at Lisle Farms (3.31720)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Lisle Farms Early Operations - Man and Percheron horse on Lake Marmo making ice
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Lake Marmo Cleaning: snow on mulch covered Lake Marmo with view of bridge and dam (3.31746)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: snow on mulch covered Lake Marmo with view of bridge and dam
Mulch covered Lake Marmo bottom to prevent freezing when lake was being cleaned.
Fill taken but was 3 to 4 feet deep
Job done by Yackley of Lisle
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo Cleaning: Yackley dragline excavator frozen in for the winter (3.31747)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: Yackley dragline excavator frozen in for the winter
Job done by Yackley of Lisle
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Lake Marmo Cleaning: removing sediment from Lake Marmo (3.31748)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: removing sediment from Lake Marmo
4 feet deep in places
Job done by Yackley of Lisle
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo Cleaning: 4 ft deep sediment being removed from Lake Marmo (3.31749)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: 4 ft deep sediment being removed from Lake Marmo
Job done by Yackley of Lisle
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo Cleaning: construction equipment in distance by Lake Marmo bridge and dam (3.31750)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: construction equipment in distance by Lake Marmo bridge and dam
Job done by Yackley of Lisle
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Lake Marmo Cleaning: Arboretum dump truck unloading mulch (3.31751)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: Arboretum dump truck unloading mulch
Mulch was placed on Lake Marmo's bottom to stop ice from freezing during the cleaning.
Job done by Yackley of Lisle
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Lake Marmo Cleaning: truck dumping sediment in gravel pit (3.31752)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: truck dumping sediment in gravel pit
Job done by Yackley of Lisle
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo Cleaning: dump truck on frozen Lake Marmo loaded with mulch to spread on ice (3.31753)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: dump truck on frozen Lake Marmo loaded with mulch to spread on ice
Lake covered with layer of mulch to keep ice from becoming too thick - over sentiment to be removed during cleaning.
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo Cleaning: dump truck unloading mulch on frozen Lake Marmo (3.31754)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: dump truck unloading mulch on frozen Lake Marmo
Lake covered with layer of mulch to keep ice from becoming too thick - over sentiment to be removed during cleaning.
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo Cleaning: two men spreading mulch over frozen Lake Marmo (3.31755)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: two men spreading mulch over frozen Lake Marmo
Lake covered with layer of mulch to keep ice from becoming too thick - over sentiment to be removed during cleaning.
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo Cleaning: two men with pitchforks spreading mulch over frozen Lake Marmo (3.31756)
Date: 1939Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Cleaning: two men with pitchforks spreading mulch over frozen Lake Marmo
Road on left from Thornhill.
*possibly Henry Bergman on right
Lake covered with layer of mulch to keep ice from becoming too thick - over sentiment to be removed during cleaning.
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo inlet in winter (3.31773)
Date: 1930 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo Inlet in winter with tree on bank
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo landscape in winter (3.31774)
Date: 1930 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo landscape in winter
Extent: 1 negative
Looking northeast across Lake Marmo in winter (3.31775)
Date: 1930 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Looking northeast across Lake Marmo in winter
Extent: 1 negative
Lake Marmo looking east to island from west shore in winter (3.31776)
Date: 1930 – 1949Type: Photographic image
Description:Lake Marmo looking east to island from west shore in winter
Extent: 1 negative