Postcard
State Normal School
Large trees grace the lawn of the State Normal School located on Main Street. Albert Salisbury, the first president of the school, envisioned the campus as an arboretum to include "every species of tree or shrub that will endure this climate." Caption reads: "Normal School, Whitewater, Wis." |
Image ID: | 35457 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1925 |
Creator Name: | Unknown |
City: | Whitewater |
County: | Walworth |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Place File* |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PF Whitewater.20 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
1-wwr This image was published in R. Bruce Allison's 1982 book Wisconsin's Famous and Historic Trees, p. 98, and also in the 2005 second edition of that book, retitled Every Root an Anchor, p. 88. See also Image IDs: 35453, 35454, 35455, 35456 and 35458. |
Trees |
Lawns |
School buildings |
Schools |
Cities and towns |
Hills |
Outdoor photography |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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