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Frame maker:
Bucher, William F.  Search this
Photographer:
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (frame material)
glass (frame material)
Measurements:
overall: 48.5 cm x 43.5 cm; 19 3/32 in x 17 1/8 in
Object Name:
photograph & frame
Place Made:
United States: Maryland, Howard county
Date made:
1914
1926
Description (Brief):
This photograph of a chestnut tree 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, <I>Our Trees and their Woods</I> at the United States National Museum in 1931.
The tree depicted in this photograph was located in Howard County, Maryland. The image was made by the United States Forest Service. The frame is made of solid chestnut wood.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Trees  Search this
frames  Search this
Credit Line:
William F. Bucher
ID Number:
AG.115767.24
Accession number:
115767
Catalog number:
AG*115767.24
Maker number:
27
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Work and Industry: Agriculture
Natural Resources
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-bb5b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_858671