- Title
- Cedar of Lebanon tree next to Luther Burbank home and garden in Santa Rosa
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- Creation Date (Original)
- about 1927
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- View on Alternative Site
- View photo location on the Sonoma County Historical Photos Map hosted by the City of Santa Rosa
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- Description
- Postcard -photo, black and white: Cedar of Lebanon tree next to Luther Burbank (1849-1926) home and garden in Santa Rosa. Greenhouse visible at right with oval garden in front of it. Caption: "Cedar of Lebenon (sic) in Santa Rosa where Luther Burbank is buried" . Burbank died in 1926 at the age of 77. In accordance with his wishes, his grave is unmarked. He was buried under the Cedar of Lebanon tree which he planted in front of his Santa Rosa cottage in 1893. The Cedar stood as a beloved landmark until its removal due to root disease in 1989.
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- Item Format or Genre
- ["black-and-white photographs","postcards"]
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- Language
- ["English"]
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- Local History and Culture Theme
- ["Education and Culture"]
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- Subject (Person)
- ["Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926--Homes and haunts"]
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- Digital Collection Name(s)
- ["Western Sonoma County Historical Society Collection"]
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- Digital Collections Identifier
- casebwsc_pho_002727
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Cedar of Lebanon tree next to Luther Burbank home and garden in Santa Rosa
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