Photograph
Tree Planting at Columbian Exposition Grounds
| Tree planting ceremony on the Wooded Island during construction of the Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park. Standing to the left of the tree wrapped with twine is George W. Childs holding a shovel. Several other dignitaries and construction workers are gathered around the tree. The framework of a building, possibly the Electrical Building, is going up in the background. |
| Image ID: | 80853 |
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| Creation Date: | 05 03 1892 |
| Creator Name: | Arnold, C. D. (Charles Dudley), 1844-1927 |
| City: | Chicago |
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| State: | Illinois |
| Collection Name: | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | CF 909 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7.25 x 5.75 inches |
| G.W. Childs was a publisher from Philadelphia. Behind him may be Chicago Mayor Hempstead Washburne. The man at the far right is possibly Charles Bowler Atwood. Sixth from the right of the tree may be Frederick Law Olmstead. Chicago World's Fair |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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