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Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of images of cacti maintained by curator Joseph Nelson Rose. Most images were taken in Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, the British West Indies, and the Danish West Indies. Some images of people, buildings, and landscapes are also present. Materials are mostly glass plate negatives and nitrate negatives. There is also a small amount of black and white photographs, illustrations, sketches, and notes.

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Place

Ecuador

Brazil

Argentina

Dominican Republic

West Indies, British

Danish West Indies

Topic

Botany

Cactus

Botanists

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Extent

1.58 cu. ft. (1 document box) (3 5x8 boxes)

Date

1899-1918

Archival Repository

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Identifier

Accession 13-280

Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Scientific illustrations

Sketches

Black-and-white photographs

Nitrate materials

Glass negatives

Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 13-280, United States National Museum. Division of Plants, Curatorial Records

Genre/Form

Manuscripts

Scientific illustrations

Sketches

Black-and-white photographs

Nitrate materials

Glass negatives

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Accession 13-280

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Record ID

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Opuntia, Potrerillos, Mendoza, Argentina, 21004, September 2, 1915 (three 4" x 6" negatives)

Pereskia bahiensis (?), 19786 (two 5" x 7" negatives)

Plate XXIII Film 7, Mount Chimborazo from rear of car, G & Q Railroad, between R. and H., 240, November 2, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

46.2 Children (4" x 5" negative)

Morus, Mendoza City, Argentina, September 1, 1915 (4" x 6" negative)

Plate XX Film 4, Bombax, 2 trees with flowers, between Huigra and Ventura, 205, October 23, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

21.5 Cacti (unspecified) (4" x 5" negative)

Plate II Film 5, A cluster of siguellos, a sort of wild plum obtained on the Licay Hacienda, Huigra, near the ruined house, above majordomo's hut, 12, August 17, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XV Film 12, Landscape, cloud scene, early morning, 155, October 5, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XXIII Film 10, Several piles of chocolate, drying in the sun, in the street, Guayaquil, 243, November 6, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Record of Films (1-108), West Indian Trip, 1913 (list)

Pereskia aculeata, Antigua, British West Indies, February 13, 1913 (5" x 7" negative)

Plate XVII Film 12, A large silk cotton tree, near Santa Rosa, 177, October 18, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Dr. Rose, J Film (six 4" x 5" negatives)

Plate XXIII Film 4, Mount Chimborazo, G & Q Railroad, between R. and H., 238, November 2, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

2.5 Cacti (unspecified) (4" x 5" negative)

Box 2

Pilocereus erythrocephalus, west of Mendoza, Argentina, 20991, September 1, 1915 (4" x 6" negative)

Echinopsis, near Mendoza, Argentina, September 1, 1915 (4" x 6" negative)

Plate VI Film 9, Locust tree with feathery branches and yellow flowers, Sibambe, 54, August 29, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XXII Film 10, Mount Cotopaxi, on G & Q Railroad, between Quito and R., 234, November 1, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

61.4 Cacti (unspecified) (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XXI Film 9, A large leafed plant in the garden of the legation, Quito, 222, October 31, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Dr. Coville, Ludwig (5" x 7" negative)