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Physical Description:
wood (frame material)
glass (frame material)
Measurements:
overall: 48.5 cm x 43.5 cm; 19 3/32 in x 17 1/8 in
Object Name:
photograph & frame
Place Made:
United States: Maryland, Howard county
Date made:
1914
1926
Description (Brief):
This photograph of a chestnut tree is one of forty-nine framed black and white photographic prints bequeathed to the Smithsonian by William F. Bucher of Washington, D.C. Bucher, a cabinetmaker, framed each photograph in wood of the same species as the tree depicted in the print. The photos were displayed in a special exhibition, <I>Our Trees and their Woods</I> at the United States National Museum in 1931.
The tree depicted in this photograph was located in Howard County, Maryland. The image was made by the United States Forest Service. The frame is made of solid chestnut wood.