Department of Energy Tree Wheel Diagram
date: label: date made
content: ca 2010
name: label: producer
content: Department of Energy
notes: label: Description
content: The first “Earth Day” was established by environmental activists in 1970 to awaken the country and its lawmakers to the need for protecting our environment and conserving our natural resources. Response to the event was overwhelming as thousands of concerned citizens participated in community activities across the nation to show their support for the movement.
label: Description
content: This revolving tree diagram was produced by the U.S. Department of Energy and distributed on the National Mall during the celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. It shows "how trees work for us." As you rotate the diagram it gives examples of how trees can affect our health and environment such as "trees reduce - heat, noise, flooding, soil erosion" and "trees supply - nuts, fruits, wood, shelter."
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Trees
label: Subject
content: Environment
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: Environmental History
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content: Natural Resources
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2010.0106.14
label: accession number
content: 2010.0106
label: catalog number
content: 2010.0106.14
objectType: label: Object Name
content: diagram, tree
label: Object Name
content: diagram, tree wheel
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: green (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: blue (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: white (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: black (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: brown (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: light green, red (overall color)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 in; 27.94 cm