Suzette Morton Davidson with Board of Trustees (3.3138)
Date: 1960sType: Photographic image
Description:Suzette Morton with Board of Trustees standing outside on patio at Suzette's Arboretum residence
L to R: Daniel Peterkin Jr., Garfield King, Fred Pullman, Suzette Morton, Laurence Carton, Ed Baker, Clayton Adams
Extent: 1 photograph
May T. Watts, Mary Moulton, Helen Turner, Alice Goodrich, and Edna Jones with a class in the Redwood Building (3.34051)
Date: circa 1948 – 1959Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts with a class in the Redwood Building at The Morton Arboretum. Helen Turner and Mary Moulton appear in the back row on the left, Alice Goodrich is in the front row wearing a hat, and Edna Jones is on the far right.
Extent: 1 slide
Oikos II Conference, proof sheet #4 (3.36028)
Date: March 4 1967Type: Photographic image
Description:A proof sheet of 12 images from the 2nd annual Oikos Conference on ecology. The conference, themed "Planning for People: Landscape and Cityscape," was held in the Thornhill Building at The Morton Arboretum. The images on the proof sheet depict conference presentations, exhibits, and participants, including speaker Dr. Hugh H. Iltis, botony professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, speaker William J. Johnson, landscape architect with Johnson, Johnson and Roy, and May T. Watts.
Extent: 1 sheet
Farm workers, South Farm (3.3611)
Date: 1930sType: Photographic image
Description:Farm workers, South Farm
L to R: Marty Hatch, Gerald Smith
Extent: 1 photograph
Arbor Day Centennial, tree planting, Marion Hall at microphone speaking to crowd (3.38513)
Date: April 22 1972Creator: Beasley, Michael
Type: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Day Centennial, tree planting, Marion Hall at microphone speaking to crowd
Extent: 1 negative
Arbor Day Centennial, afternoon program, crowd and J. Sterling Morton descendants watch as Suzette Morton Davidson shovels dirt over newly planted 'Winter King' hawthorn (3.38564)
Date: April 22 1972Creator: Beasley, Michael
Type: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Day Centennial, afternoon program, crowd and J. Sterling Morton descendants watch as Suzette Morton Davidson shovels dirt over newly planted 'Winter King' hawthorn
J. Sterling Morton descendants present for the ceremony included Martha Morton Lattner, Suzette Morton Davidson, James H. Smith, Carl Morton III, Jean Lattner Palmer, William Bangs Jr., and Victor Morton Zurcher
Extent: 1 negative
Old business manager, Donald Heldt (left), with new business manager, Timothy Wolkober, in office (3.3871)
Date: January 1990Type: Photographic image
Description:Old business manager, Donald Heldt (left), with new business manager, Timothy Wolkober, in office
Extent: 1 photograph
Arbor Day activities at The Morton Arboretum, Dr. Hess speaking to woman at Be a Botanist station (3.3898)
Date: April 1995Type: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Day activities at The Morton Arboretum, Dr. Hess speaking to woman at Be a Botanist station
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Campers at Summer Science Camp (3.39861)
Date: June 30 2016Creator: Dunning, Megan
Type: Photographic image
Description:Children casting a net at Lake Marmo as they learn to catch fish during Summer Science Camp at The Morton Arboretum.
The Care of Trees giving The Morton Arboretum a check for Dr. Gary Watson's research on roots (3.4060)
Date: 1990sType: Photographic image
Description:The Care of Trees giving The Morton Arboretum a check for Dr. Gary Watson's research on roots
(L to R): Larry Hall (Vice President, The Care of Trees), Gary Watson, Gerry Donnelly
Extent: 1 photograph
May Watts leading group of children wearing feather headbands in musical performance on steps outside of Thornhill (3.4077)
Date: 1950sType: Photographic image
Description:May Watts leading group of children wearing feather headbands in musical performance on steps outside of Thornhill
Extent: 1 photograph
Donors Holiday Tea at the Sterling Morton Library: Gerry and Pam Donnelly speaking to Peach and Dick Simonds (3.4110)
Date: 1992Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Donors Holiday Tea at the Sterling Morton Library: Gerry and Pam Donnelly speaking to Peach and Dick Simonds
Extent: 1 photograph
Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, George Ware speaking to Gary Watson and Gerry Donnelly in the May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.4183)
Date: May – June 1996Type: Photographic image
Description:Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, George Ware speaking to Gary Watson and Gerry Donnelly in the May T. Watts Reading Garden
(L to R): Gerry Donnelly, Gary Watson, George Ware
Extent: 1 photograph
David E. Davis, donor of Emily Rodgers Davis Chair, with Chris Whelan (3.4512)
Date: 1990sType: Photographic image
Description:David Davis, donor of Emily Rodgers Davis Chair, with Chris Whelan
Extent: 1 photograph
Collaborative researchers from Northern Illinois University and Arboretum staff study root-system-nutrient interrelationships (3.4530)
Date: 1982 – 1983Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Collaborative researchers from Northern Illinois University and Arboretum staff study root-system-nutrient interrelationships
Bottom left to right: Mike Duet, Mike Connor, Rick Hootman
Extent: 1 photograph
Salt study, Pat Kelsey with installing buckets along Lake Shore Drive (3.4564)
Date: February 1993Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Salt study, Pat Kelsey with installing buckets along Lake Shore Drive
Extent: 1 photograph
Craig Johnson planting tree at Arborfest with visitors (3.55504)
Date: April 1986Creator: Kohout, Kitty
Type: Photographic image
Description:Craig Johnson, Development Officer planting tree at Arborfest with visitors
Extent: 1 slide
Man with hat looking at crowd listening to tree planting talk given by George Ware on Arbor Day in front of Meadow Lake (3.55533)
Date: 1987Creator: Doty, Carol L.
Type: Photographic image
Description:Man with hat looking at crowd listening to tree planting talk given by George Ware on Arbor Day in front of Meadow Lake
Extent: 1 slide
Doug Monroe driving tractor with blade attached to the front, used for transplanting trees, getting scoop ready to pick up tree from ground (3.59105)
Date: April 1986Creator: Kohout, John
Type: Photographic image
Description:Doug Monroe driving tractor with blade attached to the front, used for transplanting trees, getting scoop ready to pick up tree from ground
Extent: 1 slide
Lunch at South Farm 2000 (3.83033)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lunch at South Farm 2000 staff event. Five people are seated outdoors around a rectangular table with a yellow tablecloth, smiling at the camera. Katrina Lewin is second from left. On the table are plates of food, soda cans, and water bottles. Other people are seated at picnic tables in the background. A building, two vans, and two trucks are also visible in the background.
This document is available at the Sterling Morton Library. To make an appointment, contact the Sterling Morton Library staff by following the link here.
Oikos II Conference, proof sheet #5 (3.36029)
Date: March 4 1967Type: Photographic image
Description:A proof sheet of 12 images from the 2nd annual Oikos Conference on ecology. The conference, themed "Planning for People: Landscape and Cityscape," was held in the Thornhill Building at The Morton Arboretum. The images on the proof sheet depict conference presentations, exhibits, and participants, including speaker Dr. Hugh H. Iltis, botony professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, speaker William J. Johnson, landscape architect with Johnson, Johnson and Roy, and May T. Watts.
Extent: 1 sheet
May T. Watts with family in San Francisco (3.36630)
Type: Photographic image
Description:May T. Watts poses with family near the Matson Terminals in San Francisco, California.
This image is part of a group of slides that belonged to May T. Watts, related to her book Reading the Landscape.
Extent: 1 slide
Arbor Day Centennial, tree planting, Marion Hall at microphone speaking to crowd (3.38514)
Date: April 22 1972Creator: Beasley, Michael
Type: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Day Centennial, tree planting, Marion Hall at microphone speaking to crowd
Extent: 1 negative
Arbor Day Centennial, Centennial Grove tree planting, groups of people planting trees (3.38530)
Date: April 22 1972Creator: Beasley, Michael
Type: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Day Centennial, Centennial Grove tree planting, groups of people planting trees
About 250 people from 52 organizations assisted in the planting of 100 trees in the new created Centennial Grove, located on the east side of the Arboretum
Extent: 1 negative
Arbor Day Centennial, afternoon program, crowd watches as J. Sterling Morton descendant shovels dirt over newly planted 'Winter King' hawthorn (3.38565)
Date: April 22 1972Creator: Beasley, Michael
Type: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Day Centennial, afternoon program, crowd watches as J. Sterling Morton descendant shovels dirt over newly planted 'Winter King' hawthorn
J. Sterling Morton descendants present for the ceremony included Martha Morton Lattner, Suzette Morton Davidson, James H. Smith, Carl Morton III, Jean Lattner Palmer, William Bangs Jr., and Victor Morton Zurcher
Extent: 1 negative
Donald Heldt (left) and Marion Hall at a party (3.3872)
Type: Photographic image
Description:Donald Heldt (left) and Marion Hall at a party
Extent: 1 photograph
Arbor Day activities at The Morton Arboretum, Dr. Hess speaking to woman holding box of plants at Be a Botanist station (3.3899)
Date: April 1995Type: Photographic image
Description:Arbor Day activities at The Morton Arboretum, Dr. Hess speaking to woman holding box of plants at Be a Botanist station
Extent: 1 negative filmstrip
Lane Scher and undergraduate research fellows collecting pollen with a drone (3.39862)
Date: April 11 2017Creator: Phelps, Caleb
Type: Photographic image
Description:Lane Scher, Center for Tree Science research assistant, and two undergraduate research fellows (URF) using a drone to collect pollen near Bulb Meadow at The Morton Arboretum
The Care of Trees giving The Morton Arboretum a check for Dr. Gary Watson's research on roots (3.4061)
Date: 1990sType: Photographic image
Description:The Care of Trees giving The Morton Arboretum a check for Dr. Gary Watson's research on roots
(L to R): Larry Hall (Vice President, The Care of Trees), Gary Watson, Gerry Donnelly
Extent: 1 photograph
May Watts instructing class in Thornhill classroom (3.4078)
Date: 1950sType: Photographic image
Description:May Watts instructing class in Thornhill classroom
Extent: 1 photograph
Morton Arboretum Guide Trainees in front of Administration Building entrance (3.4131)
Date: 1986 – 1987Type: Photographic image
Description:Morton Arboretum Guide Trainees in front of Administration Building entrance
Back row, L to R: John Dickerman, Jack Schuster, Nancy Kolar, Ron Sundell, Alyce Sosnowski, Ann Haverstock, Joan Haley, Judy Getch, Cornelia Carlton
Center row, L to R: Diane Chesko, Bruce Brown, Amy Westerhold, Nancy Turck, Penny Matekaitis, Gina Staley, Kathy Keller, Jean Hammershaimb
Front row, L to R: Laura Bartoszek, Chris Buik, Buffy Dunham, Daren Nordman, MaryLou Richardson, Donna McDonald, Nancy Wrobel
Extent: 1 photograph
Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, Charles Lewis signing books for guests in May T. Watts Reading Garden (3.4168)
Date: May – June 1996Type: Photographic image
Description:Green Nature, Human Nature book signing in Sterling Morton Library, Charles Lewis signing books for guests in May T. Watts Reading Garden
(L to R): Ann Grimes, Rhonda Snelson, Charles Lewis (seated)
Extent: 1 photograph
Viola Sobolik in the Sterling Morton Library Main Reading Room (3.4255)
Date: 1970sType: Photographic image
Description:Viola Sobolik in the Sterling Morton Library Main Reading Room
Extent: 1 photograph
Ross Clark (L) and Chad Avery (R) grilling meat on Thornhill lawn at Employee picnic (3.4450)
Date: July 1981Type: Photographic image
Description:Ross Clark (L) and Chad Avery (R) grilling meat on Thornhill lawn at Employee picnic
Extent: 1 photograph
Rose Rieger reviewing plant books with woman and man at Plant Clinic desk (3.4468)
Date: October 1994Creator: Nachel, Jim
Type: Photographic image
Description:Rose Rieger reviewing plant books with woman and man at Plant Clinic desk in the Visitor Center.
Extent: 1 photograph
Rick Hootman (left), Pat Kelsey, and George Ware (right) in hard hats studying contour maps for future site of Crabapple Lake (3.4513)
Date: 1986 – 1987Creator: Irving, Gary
Type: Photographic image
Description:Rick Hootman (left), Pat Kelsey, and George Ware (right) in hard hats studying contour maps for future site of Crabapple Lake
Extent: 1 photograph