Gift of John Howard Morse, 1939.16.24 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

White Oak in the Rear of Mr. Clarence Terry's House on Gillett Street

PhotographerPhotographed by Frederick S. Brown 1822 - 1892

Date1886

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 21 x 19 3/4in. (53.3 x 50.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 x 19 3/4in. (53.3 x 50.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 27 1/2 x 20in. (69.9 x 50.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of John Howard Morse

DescriptionA large oak tree is in a grassy lawn in front of a board fence. A cart is on the lawn at the right.

Object number1939.16.24

InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, "539"; in black ink, "This is a White Oak in the rear of Mr. Clarence Terry's house / on Gillett Street Hartford. It is probably the oldest tree in the town. / Formerly before the neighborhood was built up, it was prominent / object from the highway leading to West Hartford, and it was known as / 'Black John's Oak' from the fact that the cottage occupied by a person thus / designate [sic] was locate [sic] on the same lot about where Gov. Jewells house stood / afterwards. It is of the same variety of white oak as was the Charter Oak. / Although very much younger, it has many points of resemblence to the old tree / that fell to the ground August 21st 1856. / Fred. S. Brown / Aug 8th 1886"; lower right, in pencil, accession number

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