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- Etching of the Pontiac Memorial Tree, done by Cornelia H. Roberts in 1883. The etching features the tree prominently in the center of the image, with a fence shown behind the tree and a field extending beyond the fence. Text on the lower left corner of the etching reads "Moss Eng Co. N.Y." Text underneath the bottom right border of the etching reads "Cornelia H. Roberts, 1883." The caption underneath the etching features the title, "Pontiac Memorial Tree," followed by the description reading "At Bloody Run, on grounds of Michigan Stove Works. With mute eloquence it tells of the scene of carnage at its base in 1753."
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- Etching of pear trees, from a photograph taken in 1883. The etching depicts several pear trees with a person walking among them. A fence is visible behind the trees, and several buildings are visible beyond that. The caption underneath the image features the title, "Pear Trees," followed by the description "Transplanted from France on the D'etroit by the first farm settlers in Michigan in 1749. Photographed in 1883." Following the caption is a verse from the poem "To the Old Pear Trees of Detroit," written by W.H. Coyle in 1849, reading as follows: "Live on, old trees, in your hale green age, Long, long may your shadows last, With your blossomed boughs and golden fruit, Loved emblems of the past."
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
