Workers watch the crane ready to support the Rockefeller Center's 1953 choice for a Christmas tree

Description

A group of workers have their backs to the photographer as they watch a crane get ready to support the Rockefeller Center's 1953 choice for a Christmas tree, a Norway spruce near Morristown, New Jersey, before being cut down. A car is parked directly behind the tree of choice.

Note

Handwritten on back"#3 A crane with an 80-foot boom is moved into position and two cables attached to the trunk to hold the 5-ton tree upright when cutting operations begin. Before the crane moved into position, electric power on the estate had to be cut off and the power lines in front of the tree, shown on previous picture, had to be taken down."

Date Issued

1953

Type

Image

Extent

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

Genre

Gelatin silver prints

Group portraits

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