Rockefeller Center's 1953 choice for a Christmas tree

Description

Rockefeller Center's Christmas tree, a Norway spruce, before being cut down in Morristown, New Jersey.

Note

Typewritten note attached to back"Rockefeller Center's 1953 Christmas tree towers majestically above its neighbors on the estate of W. P. Jenks near Morristown, N.J. After a search lasting several months, this beautiful 75-foot Norway spruce was selected as the tree to symbolize the Yuletide spirit at the Center."

Date Issued

1953

Type

Image

Extent

1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Member of

Ted Malone Collection

Time Period

Subject (Topical)

Subject (Geographic)

Rights

Copyright Not Evaluated

Rights Note

Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.

To request permission, please email LaBudde Special Collections.

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Collection Identifier: MS-0187

Source

Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.

Unit

LaBudde Special Collections