Prince Philip Planting an Elm | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Prince Philip Planting an Elm

Prince Philip Planting an Elm | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
University of Wisconsin professor of plant pathology and forestry Eugene B. Smalley (1926-2002), right, is watching as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is shoveling dirt around a newly planted hybrid elm from Wisconsin on the grounds of Windsor Castle. The two men at left are unidentified. Smalley devoted his career to developing elm trees that were resistant to Dutch elm disease. His trees have been planted worldwide to replace elms lost to the disease.
DESCRIPTION
University of Wisconsin professor of plant pathology and forestry Eugene B. Smalley (1926-2002), right, is watching as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is shoveling dirt around a newly planted hybrid elm from Wisconsin on the grounds of Windsor Castle. The two men at left are unidentified. Smalley devoted his career to developing elm trees that were resistant to Dutch elm disease. His trees have been planted worldwide to replace elms lost to the disease.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:126692
Creation Date:circa 1980
Creator Name:Fox Photos Ltd.
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Collection Name:R. Bruce Allison photographs, undated
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 7049.1.2
Original Dimensions:8 x 6 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This image was published in Allison's 1982 book, Wisconsin's Famous and Historic Trees, p. 21 and also appears in the 2005 second edition of that book, retitled Every Root an Anchor, p. 11.
SUBJECTS
Trees
Shoes
Suits (Clothing)
Lawns
Mansions
Shovels
Historic sites
Men
Nobility
Outdoor photography
Parks
Architecture
Stone buildings
Coats
Neckties
Clothing and dress

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