Details
Five white men, three mostly obscured by the tree, place the 4-foot star on top of Rockefeller Center's 1953 Christmas tree, a Norway spruce.
Date Published
1953-12
Time Periods
Subjects, Geographic
Notes
December 1953
Typewritten note attached to back, "#9 The first ornament, a 4-foot white plastic star, is attached to the topmost branch while the tree is still on the truck. Clear twinkling firefly lights are also attached to the top branches, part of the 6,500 bulbs which will illuminate the tree at night."
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 8 x 26 cm
Member of
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-380.tif
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
All collection images may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent use and/or distribution in print or electronically. Please contact LaBudde Special Collections for more information.
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