Scene in the Lake Region, Butuan Subprovince, Island of Mindanao, Philippines
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Root of India Rubber Tree. Colombo. Ceylon.
Colorized postcard of an India rubber tree in Colombo, Ceylon with a pronounced root system visible. Text on the reverse of the postcard informs about the India rubber tree and the process of making rubber from the trees milk.
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Creation Date
Unknown
Parramatta River, Sydney
Cascades above Leura Falls. Blue Mountains
Colorized postcard showing the cascades above Leura Falls in the Blue Mountains. Trees and foliage surround the cascades.
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Creation Date
Unknown
Wawona Big Trees, Mariposa Grove, Cal.
This postcard depicts the Wawona Big Tree in Mariposa Grove, California. The scale of the tree can be seen by the passageway that has been cut through the trunk of the tree, allowing a horse-drawn carriage to pass through.
The image appears to have been glued onto a different postcard.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The next day we go again to another part of the grove and see another one of the big trees. This one called Wawona–the Indian name for big tree–You can judge the size of this tree from the six-horse wagon being driven thru the tunnel. Even thou [sic] the heart is cut away from this tree it seems to flourish and be plenty able to live and grow many more years.”
Grizzly Giant Section, Diameter 33 Feet, Mariposa Grove, Cal.
This postcard shows a giant tree, known as the “Grizzly Giant,” in Mariposa Grove, California. A man, possibly Galen Clark, stands in front of the giant trunk, giving it a sense of scale.
The image appears to have been glued onto a different postcard.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Grizzly Giant is another one of the big trees. This tree is 33ft in diameter and the first limb of this tree is 80 ft from the ground and is 7 ft in diameter while the top of the tree is 350 ft from the ground.”
Gibraltar the Alameda Gardens (Saloon)
A postcard showing a row of benches along a broad, tree-lined path.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Almeda Gardens which is quite a comfortable summer resort.”
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Gibraltar the cascade
A postcard showing a bridge with branches as railing in an area filled with plants and trees. A cascade of water runs across the bridge into the pond next to it. An individual stands on a path in the background.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A shady corner in the park.”
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Ponciana Regia, Honolulu.
Postcard showing a ponciana regia tree in Honolulu, Hawaii. Charles C. Myers mentions that such tropical vegetation can be seen year round in Hawaii.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Some of the tropical vegitation [sic] as you really see it near Honolulu.”
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Giant Kauri Trees
Postcard showing a Kauri tree in New Zealand. Charles C. Myers notes that much of the wood for manufacturing furniture throughout the world comes from the large trees in New Zealand.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “One of the large trees of the New Zealand forest.”
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Botanical Gardens, Sydney, N.S.W.
A postcard showing a park with trees, plants, and a pond. Charles C. Myers notes it is the Botanical Gardens of Sydney, Australia.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “The Botanical Gardens of Sydney are noted as being among the finest Botanical Gardens of the world, surpassed only by those of Rio de Janeiro.”
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Passeio Publico – Rio de Janeiro
This postcard shows a view of one of Rio de Janeiro’s many parks. Tall trees are reflected in the still water.
Comments and Context
In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “A view of another one of the parks in the city. In this park you will not see many palm trees–mostly the eucalyptus or gum tree.”
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Photograph of Charles C. Myers, Myrtle L. O’Dell, and Lee W. Myers
Black and white photograph of Charles C. Myers, Myrtle L. O’Dell, and Myer’s nephew, Lee W. Myers, standing behind a wooden ladder next to a tree in Novelty, Missouri.
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Creation Date
1912-10-13
President Roosevelt and party, Inspiration Point, Yosemite Valley, California
Photograph showing President Theodore Roosevelt and seven other men seated in a horse drawn carriage at Inspiration Point in Yosemite Valley, California.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903
Letter from George W. McLane to Theodore Roosevelt
George W. McLane has long admired Theodore Roosevelt’s work in forest conservation. He has been in the nursery trade in Mexico and Central America and knows trees that would do well in the various climates of the United States. McLane wants to discuss the matter with Roosevelt during his upcoming trip to New York.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-07-31
1,000 catalpa trees are to be given away
The City Beautiful league of Knoxville, Tennessee, is planning to cooperate with the Miller Store to distribute 1,000 catalpa trees to the junior league of the City Beautiful league, which is made up of many of the school children of the city.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-03-06
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Wolfert’s Roost
David B. Hill stands in a tree labeled “Wolfert’s Roost” and looks out. There is an “exit ladder” leaning against the tree and a nearby sign that reads, “If you really want to aid Judge Parker, pull in your ladder for four months.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-22
Chop with care
“Congress” uses a “resolutions” hatchet to attempt to cut into “the president’s message” tree stump. Hiding in the stump is a bear in the shape of President Roosevelt.
Comments and Context
Perry James Carter was a political cartoonist who was known and beloved in the upper Midwest in his, and evidently was content to stay put, in the manner of the great Billy Ireland ( Columbus Dispatch) who said that his ambition was not to break into the New York market but continue to be accepted in Chillicothe (Ohio). Albert Shaw, who wrote cartoon histories of Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, said Carter’s work was “of higher average merit than those of any other cartoonist at home or abroad.”
Postscript of a letter from C. Grant La Farge and Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt
In this postscript to a letter from which it has become separated, C. Grant La Farge banters with President Roosevelt about the attitudes of Secretary of War William H. Taft and the army engineers who are planning projects at Point Judith and Fort Kearny, Rhode Island. The engineers “contemptuously” discuss the removal of “old trees.” La Farge goads Roosevelt to come with his “woodsman’s eye” and look at the trees in question. In a handwritten addition, Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge tells Roosevelt that Grant has cut his right hand and could not write himself. Florence had a “bully time” at Oyster Bay.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-1908
Elkhorn ranch site
Elkhorn ranch site. A roadgrader sits on the approximate site of the former stable. Includes conjecture about differences in trees at the site between 1886 and 1957.
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Creation Date
1957