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P6741

ID Number: P6741
Item Name: Image
Title: Mission Pear Tree / Mission Pear Tree
Title (Fre): Mission Pear Tree
Description: Black and white photograph of a Mission Pear Tree located in Windsor; the tree is located behind a fence and is surrounded on three sides by partially visible buildings;
History: The pear tree was the crowning glory of the simple agricultural economy of the French pioneers. Their so-called Mission Pear Trees, planted by the Jesuit missionaries about three centuries ago along the shores of Lake St. Clair, the Detroit River and Lake Erie, indicate the ground traversed by these early missionaries. Various writers mention large pear trees in the vicinity of Sandwich, such as the tree in the photograph. Other fruits raised by the French were plums, cherries, apples and grapes and orchards adjoined almost every house.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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