1956 Press Photo Dutch Elm Disease Hits Chicago Trees
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Description
5.5 x 10 in.
Photo is dated 03/03/1956.
An elm tree attacked by Dutch Elm disease has lost many of its leaves, and its other leaves are beginning to wilt. The creeping blight, spread by beetles, was threatening Chicago's street and shade trees.
