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Film, Video History of the National Cherry Blossom Trees

Event video

Transcript: TEXT

About this Item

Title

  • History of the National Cherry Blossom Trees

Summary

  • Bob Vogel talks about the 1912 gift of cherry trees, a symbol of friendship between the city of Tokyo, Japan and Washington, D.C. He also discusses the long-term maintenance and preservation of this gift and how the National Park Service protects this national treasure for the enjoyment of future generations.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Asian Division, sponsoring body
  • Library of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2015-04-07.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Science, Technology
  • -  cherry blossoms, Japan, National Park Service, Washington D.C., Bob Vogel

Notes

  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Classification: Science.
  • -  Bob Vogel.
  • -  Recorded on 2015-04-07.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Librarians, Archivists.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.
  • -  Visitors.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021689715

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Asian Division, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office. History of the National Cherry Blossom Trees. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-07, 2015. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021689715/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Library Of Congress. Asian Division, S. B. & Library Of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office, S. B. (2015) History of the National Cherry Blossom Trees. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-07. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021689715/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Asian Division, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Literary Initiatives Office. History of the National Cherry Blossom Trees. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-07, 2015. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021689715/>.