British Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks at Tree Planting Ceremony at Mount Vernon

Containers:
Box 34
Creator:
Wide World Photos, inc.
Extent:
3 Photographic Prints and 3 Sheets
Language:
English .
Physical description:
Black and white photographic print of British Ambassador Sir Oliver Franks planting an apple tree in the lower garden at Mount Vernon. The Regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Mrs. Powel stands next to the tree planting with other guests in the background. A label adhered to the reverse of the print read: APPLE TREES--FOR FRIENDSHIP Sir Oliver Franks (left center), British Ambassador to the U.S., plants a small apple tree from England in a ceremony April 22 at Mount Vernon, George Washington's Estate in Virginia. With him is Mrs. Thomas Ives Hare-Powel (right center), Regent of Mt. Vernon Ladies' Association, standing in front of another of the young trees which she helped plant. She accepted the trees for the restored estate which is a national shrine. The trees came from the apple tree "Northern Greenling" in the garden of the Washington ancestral home at Sulgrave Manor, Northampshire, England, and were sent here as another mark of Anglo-American Friendship. A typescript copy of Sir Oliver Franks speech, 3 pages.
Physical facet:

Copy 1 - RP-1183 ; Photo-5662b Copy 2 - RP-1183 ; Photo-5662c Copy 3 - RP-1183 ; Photo-5662d

Typescript speech by Sir Oliver Franks at Mount Vernon on April 22nd 1949

Dimensions:
10 in x 8 in (25.4 cm x 20.25 cm)

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
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