Close-up of the flowers from a Bird of Paradise plant, ca.1920

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Photograph of a close-up of the flowers from a Bird of Paradise plant, ca.1920. Parts of the flowers stick upwards making it appear like plumage. The ends are pointy, resembling birds' beaks.; "Sure to attract everyone's attention when it blooms, the Bird of Paradise plant is one of the most spectacular flowering plants that can be grown in the home. It may be slow growing, but its needs are very simple. Once the plant is mature enough to bloom, you'll be amazed as its flowers emerge, looking just like an exotic bird with orange and purple plumage. Even when this plant isn't in bloom, it offers very attractive leaves that resemble those of a banana plant. The Bird of Paradise plant (strelitzia reginae) is native to the sub-tropical areas of South Africa. For years, it was considered a collector's plant because it was difficult to find a nice specimen. With modern growing practices, Bird of Paradise plants are available more often, but are still a much-prized plant. They begin to bloom when they are about 4-5 years old and live on for years and years." -- unknown author.

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Title Close-up of the flowers from a Bird of Paradise plant, ca.1920

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

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Temporal Subject 1920

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17348

Identifier 5398 (accession number), CHS-5398 (call number), CHS-5398 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-17345 (legacy record id), chs-m17348 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14212 (legacy record id), 1-82-166 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 17345

Unique identifier UC142461

Legacy Identifier CHS-5398.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.0 in × 14.1 in at 300dpi
43.1 cm × 35.8 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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