Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Asian Division, sponsoring body. Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division, sponsoring body. Library of Congress. Publishing Office, sponsoring body. moving image eng This video recounts the origins and events surrounding the 1912 gift of 3,020 cherry trees to the city of Washington. It is one in a series for the 2021 National Cherry Blossom Festival that highlights both historic and contemporary traditions of springtime flower viewing. The "Cherry Blossom Viewing Over the Centuries" series features three short films that showcase a stunning variety of artifacts from Library collections, including watercolor drawings, colorful woodblock prints, vintage photos and beautifully designed posters from Japanese and American artists. The programs were developed to support the Festival's 2021 efforts to "blossom safely," and can be enjoyed by viewers everywhere during the Festival and beyond. Group name: Cherry Blossom Viewing Over the Centuries. Narrator. Recorded on 2021-03-20. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcwebcasts.210111pnp1100