Name/Title
Photo of dedication ceremony held at the base of the Taylor Eucalupt Tree, 1920sEntry/Object ID
1996.222.1Description
Acc. No. 96.222.1
Subject Category: Taylor Eucalyptus Tree
Date or Period: 1920's
Object: Photograph
Description: Sepia-toned black/white photograph, unmounted. Photographer unknown. Typed description label is glued to the bottom edge of the image.
Size: L-9 x W-13".
History of object: An apparent dedication ceremony being held at the base of the eucalyptus tree located at the corner of central and Park Avenues. This tree had been planted many years before by Isabel Taylor, wife of Methodist Bishop William Taylor, and who were the parents of A.K. Taylor, Alameda's first mayor. This tree is said to have been the first of its species brought to the U.S.
Acquired from: Unknown.
Date: 6/29/96
Pre-1971 donation, uncataloged
