Before the Blight: Historic Chestnut Images
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Great Chestnut of N. Providence, R.I. 1911
Great Chestnut of
North Providence, RI
1911
Arbor Day, Rhode Island
Centredale, R.I. chestnut, 1917
Centredale, RI
Largest RI Chestnut
1917
Arbor Day, Rhode Island
Scituate, RI chestnut with poem, 1913
Scituate, RI Chestnut
with Poem
1913
Arbor Day, Rhode Island
Foster, R.I. chestnut 1918 view 1
Foster, RI Wright Estate, View 1
1918
Arbor Day, Rhode Island
Foster, R.I. chestnut, view 2
Foster, RI Wright Estate, View 2
1918
Arbor Day, Rhode Island
List of large trees of R.I., 1917 p. 1
Large Trees of RI, p. 1
1917
Arbor Day, Rhode Island
List of large trees of R.I., 1917 p. 2
Large Trees of RI, p. 2
1917
Arbor Day, Rhode Island
List of large trees of R.I., 1917 p. 3
Large Trees of RI, p. 3
1917
Arbor Day, Rhode Island
List of large trees of R.I., 1917 p. 4
Large Trees of RI, p. 4
1917
Arbor Day, Rhode Island
Open grown tree habit
Tree Habit,
Grown in the Open
(unknown date)
Forest grown tree habit
Forest Habit:
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest,
1910
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