Title	Silk Cotton Tree
Description	Silk Cotton Tree Primitive conditions of earl islandlife afforded one luxary - bedding stuffed with Kapok from the pods of these trees. Here one stands in allits huge majesty, and lucky the cabin Dweller who built under the Wide spread shade where tired bodies could loaf away the Sabbath. Nearby is shown one of the early Roman Catholic chapels.
Photographer	Reverend Henry Jackson Morton
Date of photo	1843-1844
People	Reverend Henry Jackson Morton
Subjects	St. Croix Danish West Indies Silk Cotton tree bedding Chapel Roman Catholic
Search Terms	St. Croix Danish West Indies Silk Cotton tree bedding Chapel Roman Catholic
Collection	Henry Morton Collection
Place	St. Croix Danish West Indies

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