A portion of the OAC junior class posing under the Trysting Tree, 1892
- Title
- A portion of the OAC junior class posing under the Trysting Tree, 1892
- LC Subject
- Portraits, Group
- Creator
- Kerr, Betty
- Description
- The Trysting Tree, a large Grey Poplar located to the southeast of Benton Hall, was a popular gathering spot on campus. According to one story, the tree was planted between 1880 and 1885 by George Coote. An early alumnus claimed that the Trysting Tree was named because of its "magical effects on students, especially in the spring time." The tree's popularity was such that the Board of Regents felt obliged to place two arc lights on the cupola of Benton Hall (then Administration Building) "to keep the tree from being overworked." On September 27, 1987, the Trysting Tree was cut down because of advanced disease in its trunk and limbs. This particular photo was taken with a Kodak No. 2 camera, one of the earliest cameras developed for amateur photographers.
- Work Type
- photographic prints photographs
- Location
- Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States
- Date
- 1892
- Identifier
- P196:JuniorClass1892
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Local Collection Name
- Betty Kerr Photographs, 1890-1893 (P 196)
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Set
- Historical Images of Oregon State University OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Primary Set
- OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
- Institution
- Oregon State University
