{"id":1779,"date":"2018-10-28T12:13:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T17:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2018-11-01T18:21:09","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T23:21:09","slug":"bur-oak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/2018\/10\/28\/bur-oak\/","title":{"rendered":"Views of an old Bur Oak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iwu.edu\/news\/2018\/remembering-the-big-burr-oak-tree.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article published today<\/a> IWU Manager of Grounds Services Eric Nelson told the story of a campus bur oak that fell after a heavy rain. The oldest clear image found in IWU&#8217;s archival collections is in the <a href=\"http:\/\/collections.carli.illinois.edu\/cdm\/ref\/collection\/iwu_yearb\/id\/23551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1929 yearbook, The Wesleyana<\/a> (p. 15).<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1779 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/11\/Stevenson_1929Wesleyana_cropped.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/11\/Stevenson_1929Wesleyana_cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1929 Wesleyana p. 15\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1780\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1780'>\n\t\t\t\tImage of Stevenson cropped so the bur oak is at the right edge. (click all to enlarge)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/Stevenson_1929Wesleyana_p15-copy.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/Stevenson_1929Wesleyana_p15-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1787\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1787'>\n\t\t\t\tFull view from 1929 Wesleyana\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Here is a selection of other views over the years!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1779 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/aerial_ca1933_from_north.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/aerial_ca1933_from_north-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aerial view of campus from the north, ca. 1933\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1784\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1784'>\n\t\t\t\tAerial view of campus from the north, ca. 1933. (click all to enlarge)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/aerial_ca1933_from_southwest.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/aerial_ca1933_from_southwest-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aerial view of campus from the south, ca. 1933\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1785\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1785'>\n\t\t\t\tAerial view of campus from the south, ca. 1933\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/aerial_ca1968_from_West_cropped.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/aerial_ca1968_from_West_cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aerial closeup of bur oak between Stevenson and Sheean Library, ca1968, from the West\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1782\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1782'>\n\t\t\t\tAerial closeup of bur oak between Stevenson and Sheean Library, ca1968, from the West\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/aerial_ca1974_from_East_cropped.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/aerial_ca1974_from_East_cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aerial closeup of bur oak between Stevenson and Sheean Library, ca. 1974, from the East\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1783\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1783'>\n\t\t\t\tAerial closeup of bur oak between Stevenson and Sheean Library, ca. 1974, from the East\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/stevenson-bur-January-1984_cropped.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/stevenson-bur-January-1984_cropped-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bur oak in winter, 1984\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1786\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1786'>\n\t\t\t\tCloseup in winter 1984\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/BurOak.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/10\/BurOak-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Stevenson Bur Oak in 2011\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1795\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1795'>\n\t\t\t\tStevenson Bur Oak in 2011\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an article published today IWU Manager of Grounds Services Eric Nelson told the story of a campus bur oak that fell after a heavy rain. The oldest clear image found in IWU&#8217;s archival collections is in the 1929 yearbook, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/2018\/10\/28\/bur-oak\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":1780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[46,50,156],"class_list":["post-1779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cultural-studies","tag-photographs","tag-primary-sources","tag-trees"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/files\/2018\/11\/Stevenson_1929Wesleyana_cropped.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1779"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1796,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions\/1796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/asc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}