Girl Scout Troop at Big Tree, 1951

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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.

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).

Citation

Girl Scouts of the United States of America, “Girl Scout Troop at Big Tree, 1951,” RICHES, accessed November 21, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/10395.

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