American Forestry Assn. Tree that owns itself – Vintage Photo Print
![American Forestry Assn. Tree that owns itself, [ca. 1920] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/72/72c6b56da3ce-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of American Forestry Assn. Tree that owns itself. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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American Forestry Assn. Tree that owns itself
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The title names a particular tree, the "Tree that Owns Itself," a large old oak in Adairsville, Georgia, whose local legend holds that the land around it was deeded to the tree itself. The American Forestry Association, a conservation group founded in 1875, promoted such notable trees in the early twentieth century as part of its push to protect American forests. The picture was made as a glass negative by the National Photo Company, a commercial studio that documented American places for sale as postcards and prints. Streaks and other blemishes on the glass, from deterioration of its original coating, are visible in the record and are part of the negative's history.
| Created / published | [ca. 1920] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 6 in. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from negatives in same range. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. This glass negative might show streaks and other blemishes resulting from a natural deterioration in the original coatings. Temp. note: Batch six. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 7,080 × 5,488 px · prints to 24 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-258520 |
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