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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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Plate VI Film 4, Rathbunia, cactus group, Sibambe, 49, August 29, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XV Film 5, Lemaireocereus, Senor P., 149 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XV Film 4, Landscape of Catamayo Valley, La Toma, 148, October 4, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Opuntia rubescens, Frederiksted, Saint Croix, Danish West Indies, February 19, 1913 (two 5" x 7" negatives)

Plate XII Film 1, The inn at Cumbe, where spent the night, 109, September 24, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate V Film 1, Cane from which baskets are made from in garden across from Quinta Normal, on old Royal Road, Ambato, 41 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate IV Film 8, Hut on Senor P.'s land near A., Ambato, 36, August 24, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate IX Film 4, Looking into Senor Munoz's store room in Azogues of cinchona bark, part of bundle in fore, 84 September 17, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

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

Opuntia (long white spines), Antigua, British West Indies, February 11, 1913 (5" x 7" negative)

48.2 Children (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XXI Film 4, Part of the front of the cathedral with tower, Quito, 217, October 31, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Pterocactus valentinii (5" x 7" negative)

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

Plate XIV Film 3, Ox loaded with fiber, Loja, 135 (4" x 5" negative)

Grape-culture, City of Mendoza, Argentina, September 1, 1915 (two 4" x 6" negatives)

27.5 Man with fish (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XIII Film 9, Landscape valley, river, 129 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XI Film 1, A picture of the old cathedral mission style, Cuenca, the lower is surmounted by the rod, palm leaf and cross, 98, September 24, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XIII Film 2, A rathbunia in flower, pink flower, Nabon to Ona, 122, September 26, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Cereus F., May 25, 1907 (two 5" x 7" negatives)

Agave, English Harbor, Antigua, British West Indies, 3, February 8, 1913 (5" x 7" negative)

Plate XXV Film 2, Landscape, waterfront of Guayaquil, taken from the "Gualemala" (?), 258, November 8, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)

Plate XVII Film 10, Cactus on tree, Limon Playa, 175, October 17, 1918 (4" x 5" negative)