Elm tree planted by a slave, Elmwood (West Hartford)
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http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:12511
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Elm tree planted by a slave, Elmwood (West Hartford)
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reformatted digital
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Description |
Description
Large elm tree on a grassy lawn in front of a frame house with a porch and louvered shutters. A rustic Adirondack style porch made of logs and twigs is at the right near a cellar hatchway, a picket fence, and an urn or birdbath containing two potted plants. Young trees are in the foreground. Other trees appear to be maples. Inscribed beneath image: "Tree at Elmwood - planted in 1769 by a slave inÂ… / Slave's name 'Amboy' owned by Mr. Hooker who died [in] / war - Place now (1882) occu[pied]Â…
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Source extent: 1 photographic print ; 18 x 23 cm.
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Use and Reproduction |
Use and Reproduction
Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from The Graphics Collection, The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.
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Local Identifier |
Local Identifier
Accession number 2000.178.272
2822 img0064.pcd
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