Collection	Ferguson-Watkins Photograph Collection
Date of photo	1999
Description	These photographs document the construction of the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial and the Survivor Tree. In order to hold the floor of the promontory away from the roots of Survivor Tree, dozens of pilings were carefully set to not disturb the roots and yet to hold the base of the promontory off of the ground. A detailed list of the photographs follows. 1A Preparing the ground around Survivor Tree and for Rescuers' Orchard, earth work, looking north 3A Forms for pilings to support the promontory around Survivor Tree 4A Forms for pilings to support the promontory around Survivor Tree 5A Forms for pilings to support the promontory around Survivor Tree 7A Supplies and forms to use on the promontory 8A Supports to hold the forms used to shape the promontory wall 10A View of pilings, promontory wall and form shaping promontory wall, looking SW 11A Survivor Tree with pilings and wall around 13A Earthwork along the base of the promontory wall 14A Earthwork along the base of the promontory wall 15A Earthwork along the base of the promontory wall 19A Back hoe used in construction 21A Front end loader dumping earth along promontory wall 22A Front end loader dumping earth along promontory wall
Object ID	4094.220
Object Name	Print, photographic
Place	Survivor Tree
Year range to	1999

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