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Photographer:
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service  Search this
Frame maker:
Bucher, William F.  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (frame material)
glass (frame material)
Measurements:
overall: 25 1/2 in x 21 1/4 in x 4 1/4 in; 64.77 cm x 53.975 cm x 10.795 cm
Object Name:
photograph & frame
Place Made:
United States: Arizona
Date made:
1932
Description (Brief):
This photograph of a giant cactus 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 photo comes courtesy of the U.S. Forest Service. The frame is made of a cactus veneer on cypress wood.
Location:
Currently not on view
Subject:
Trees  Search this
frames  Search this
ID Number:
AG.124450.06
Accession number:
AG*124450.06
124450
Maker number:
50
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Work and Industry: Forestry
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-1622-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_858795