Object Details
photographer
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service
Indian Government
frame maker
Bucher, William F.
Description (Brief)
This photograph of elephants dragging logs is one of forty-nine framed black and white photographic prints bequeathed to the Smithsonian by William F. Bucher of Washington, D.C. Bucher, a cabinetmaker, framed each photograph in wood of the same species as the tree depicted in the print. The photos were displayed in a special exhibition, Our Trees and their Woods at the United States National Museum in 1931.
The trees depicted in this photograph were located in Burma and the U.S. Forest Service captured the image. The frame is made of teak wood, the back bead is ebony, and the glass bead is amaranth. The teak and ebony came from the doors of Sacred Heart Church in Washington, D.C.
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
1923
1926
ID Number
AG.115767.11
catalog number
AG*115767.11
accession number
115767
maker number
11
Object Name
photograph & frame
Physical Description
wood (frame material)
glass (frame material)
Measurements
overall: 10 1/8 in x 12 3/16 in x 1 in; 25.7175 cm x 30.95625 cm x 2.54 cm
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Work and Industry: Forestry
Photography
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Trees
frames
Elephants
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_858681