Girl Scout Troop at Big Tree, 1951
Dublin Core
Title
Girl Scout Troop at Big Tree, 1951
Alternative Title
Girl Scouts at Big Tree, 1951
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Schools
Education--Florida
Description
A Girl Scout troop from Hillcrest Elementary School visiting Big Tree, which is the oldest and largest cypress tree in the world. At the time of the photograph, the tree was 3,500 years old and measured 17x127 feet.
Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Hillcrest Elementary School is one of Orlando’s oldest schools, opening in 1923. Since the 1980s, it has had a vibrant foreign language component and today it continues that tradition through the Orange County Public Schools Foreign Language Academy.
Creator
Girl Scouts of the United States of America
Source
Original black and white photograph: Private Collection of Julia Rowe.
Date Created
ca. 1951
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1951
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph.
Is Part Of
Hillcrest Elementary Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
3.39 MB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Hillcrest Elementary School, Orlando Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Julia Rowe and is provided here by RICHES for educational purposes only.
Curator
Padfield Narayan, Abigail
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Julia Rowe
External Reference
Narayan, Abigail Padfield. Interview with Julia Rowe. Orlando, Florida, March 2018.
"Big Tree Park." Seminole County: Florida's Natural Choice. https://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/locations/Big-Tree-Park.stml (accessed March 31, 2018).
"About Us." Orange County Public Schools: Hillcrest. https://hillcrestes.ocps.net/school_information/about_us (accessed March 31, 2018).
Collection
Citation
Girl Scouts of the United States of America, “Girl Scout Troop at Big Tree, 1951,” RICHES, accessed April 24, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/10395.