Details
Rockefeller Center's choice for the 1953 Christmas tree, a Norway spruce, is delivered to the lower plaza at the Rockefeller Center that includes the skating rink and the sculpture of Prometheus created by Paul Manship. The tree lies on its side above the skating rink.
Date Published
1953-12-01
Subjects
Time Periods
Subjects, Geographic
Notes
December 1953
Typewritten note attached to back, "#8 Journey's end in front of the RCA Building in Rockefeller Center. Transported to Fort Lee, N.J., on Monday evening, the tree was safely parked overnight, then crossed the George Washington Bridge between dawn and 7:15 a.m., the following morning, Tuesday, December 1. A police escort expedited its movement from the bridge to the Center where it arrived at 7:45 a.m."
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Extent Of Original
1 photograph : black and white print ; 26 x 21 cm
Member of
Source File
umkc_lsc_malone_photos-379.tif
Physical Location
LaBudde Special Collections
Rights
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