Close-up of a specimen of black or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), ca.1920

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Photograph of a close-up of a specimen of black or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), ca.1920. a tall stalk of berries and flowers is pictured at center, the berries dark and spherical, the flowers lightly-colored. The color of the background is neutral.; "Atropa Belladonna (black or deadly nightshade) is a perennial shrub that grows up to 4,5 feet tall with oval leaves, greenish purple flowers and black globular berries. The plant is native to Europe. Atropa belladonna is well known for it's deliriant and toxic effects. In ancient Greece an extract of the 'Belladonna' plant was frequently used by woman to enlarge the pupils and it is believed to be be of the main ingredients of the hallucinogenic brews of mediaeval Europe. Atropa belladonna is used for centuries as a treatment for asthma and hay fever because it possesses antispasmodic properties." -- unknown author.

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Title Close-up of a specimen of black or deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna), ca.1920

Subject Botany -- Flowers -- Assorted (file heading), Flowers (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Temporal Subject 1920

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. (aacr2), glass plate negatives (format), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1920

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17409

Identifier 5525 (accession number), CHS-5525 (call number), CHS-5525 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-17406 (legacy record id), chs-m17409 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14212 (legacy record id), 1-82-208 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 17406

Unique identifier UC142619

Legacy Identifier CHS-5525.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 13.5 in × 16.6 in at 300dpi
34.2 cm × 42.1 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Description The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.

Date Created 1860/1960

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