Horse Chestnut tree planted by Geo. Washington [at Fredericksburg, Va., 10/1/25] – Vintage Wall Art
![Horse Chestnut tree planted by Geo. Washington [at Fredericksburg, Va., 10/1/25], [1925 October 1] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e9/e9da27ab3d52-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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Horse Chestnut tree planted by Geo. Washington [at Fredericksburg, Va., 10/1/25] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Horse Chestnut tree planted by Geo. Washington [at Fredericksburg, Va., 10/1/25]
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A horse chestnut at Fredericksburg, Virginia, is the subject, and its record credits George Washington with planting it, though that claim is unverified. Washington spent much of his boyhood across the Rappahannock River at Ferry Farm, so the local link is plausible. The National Photo Company made many views of American historic sites in the 1920s, and this October 1925 glass negative still shows streaks from the deterioration of its original coatings.
| Created / published | [1925 October 1] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 4 x 5 in. or smaller |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. 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 four. |
| Source | Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection |
| Original scan | 5,264 × 4,245 px · prints to 18 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-NPC-243857 |
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