Skip to main content

Favorites
|
Help
|
English

English

Deutsch

Espanol

Pirate English

한국어 Korean

中国 Chinese, Simplified

中國 Chinese, Traditional

Nederlands

Français

Català

日本語 Japanese

ไทย Thai

Search

Advanced Search

Find results with:

Add another field

Search by date

Search by date:
from:
to
to:

Searching collections:

Photographs - Western History

Add or remove collections

Home

Western History

Women's Christian Temperance Union plants memorial tree

Reference URL

Share

Add tags

Comment

Save to favorites

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

Women's Christian Temperance Union plants memorial tree

View Description

Download

small (250x250 max)

medium (500x500 max)

Large

Extra Large

large ( > 500x500)

Full Resolution

Print

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

...

Back to top

Powered by CONTENTdm®

Call Number	X-29642
Title	Women's Christian Temperance Union plants memorial tree
Summary	Members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union gather around a small spruce tree at Elitch Gardens in Denver, Colorado. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wilmore are seated on a park bench near the tree. A plaque reading: "8th District W.C.T.U. Honor Mr. & Mrs. W.W. Wilmore, July 17th, 1942." Members of the Temperance Union present include: Florence L. Stanley, Daisy F. Eigler, Eleanor Skaggs, Rosina Williams, Bessie Mathias, Bertha Teller, Eli M. Gross, Lisbeth G. Fish, and Mrs. G. Haldeman.
Date	1942 July 17
Notes	Condition: folded cracked.; Formerly Max 346.; Newspaper article attached to back of print reads: "Living witness to a ceremony performed Friday at the Elich Gardens will be borne for many years by the little Colorado spruce tree shown here. It was planted there by members and officers of the Colorado eighth district of the Women's Christian Temperance union in honor of Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Wilmore of Jefferson county, shown here seated behind it. A marker noting the event and date was placed in concrete beside the tree. Standing left to right, Mrs. C.S. Stanley, Mrs. Daisy F. Eigler, Elanor Skaggs, Rosina Williams, Mrs Clifford Mathias, Mrs. H.B. Teller, Eli M. Gross, Mrs. A.G. Fish and Mrs. G. Haldeman. The Wilmores long have been identified with the development of Jefferson county.; Title supplied.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative; 10 x 13 (4 x 5).; R7100296424
Physical Description	1 photographic print ; 16 x 21 cm. (6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Subject	Women's Christian Temperance Union--People--1940-1950. Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950. Public service organizations--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950. Temperance--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950. Tree planting ceremonies--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950. Women--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
Rights	Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase	Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material	Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
Relation	Image File: ZZR710029642
Format-Medium	Photograph
Identifier	Max346
Filename	10029642.tif

Women's Christian Temperance Union plants memorial tree

Description

Tags

Comments