Mary Lasker at tree planting ceremony with New York City Mayor Robert Wagner Mary Lasker at tree planting ceremony with New York City Mayor Robert Wagner

Contributor(s): Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers Publication: Produced: [ca. 1960] Language(s): No linguistic content Format: Still image Genre(s): Archival Materials Photographic prints Abstract: Mary Lasker's passion for urban beautification had first been inspired by her mother. Lasker sponsored the planting of trees and flowers and the construction of lighting and fountains in public spaces in Washington and her home of New York, which included a donation of 300 Japanese cherry trees to be planted on the grounds of the United Nations headquarters in New York as well as thousands of tulips and begonias to spruce up the malls that run in the center of Park Avenue.. Mrs. Lasker is second from the left. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584665X55 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: TLBBDQ Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584665X55 Archival Collection: The Mary Lasker Papers (Profiles in Science)