In P.S. du Pont's hand on back of image: "Chestnut tree at Longwood taken by government inspector fall 1912. Trees had been sprayed with Bordeaux mixture of orchard[?] strength about every ten days since March 1912. Apparently no chestnut blight...
Handwritten on back: "trees and hedge on left are adrk green. Grass between is lighter. 3 big trees to right are Cypress (color of dull cent) All hedges dark green"
Handwritten on back: "2. Changing position of the saw. Tree just to right of fallen sequoia is an abraged sized white fir tree which offers means of comparing other trees of forest with the Big Trees."
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Typed caption from original source: "This building was used by the bark mill or tanning mill which occupied the site prior to the powder mills. For many years the building was used as the Hagley office. The residence of Rumford Dawes, former owner,...
