Title

Big tree, "giant cypress" at Longwood.

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Description

Color postcard of the Big Tree "Giant Cypress" near Sanford (Fla.) Text on the back of the postcard reads: "Experts say only one other tree on the North American continent, one in Mexico, is older than the ancient cypress near Orlando, Florida. It is estimated that the Florida tree is between 2.000 and 3,000 years old. It is 127 feet high and has a circumference at its base of of 47 feet." Also on the back of the postcard is a handwritten correspondence.

Date

19--?

Subjects

Postcards -- Florida -- Sanford.; Trees -- Florida -- Sanford -- Pictorial works.; Cypress -- Florida -- Sanford -- Pictorial works.

Coverage-Spatial

Sanford (Fla.)

Coverage-Temporal

20th century

Number of Images

2 images

Side of Image

Front of Postcard

Repository

Museum of Seminole County History

Identifier

DP0010667

Rights Statement

All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. To purchase copies of images and/or for copyright information contact the respective holding institution.

Digital Publisher

Electronically reproduced by the Digital Services unit of the University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, 2005.

Digital Reproduction Specifications

This image was derived from an uncompressed TIFF image scanned at a minimum of 400 dpi.

Recommended Citation

Tichnor Bros.and Inc., "Big tree, "giant cypress" at Longwood." (1900). Images of Central Florida. 1885.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-images/1885