Close-up of a specimen of branch from a carob tree (Saint John's bread), ca.1920

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Photograph of a close-up of a specimen of branch from a carob tree (Saint John's bread), ca.1920. There are four pods on the branch. On a neutral background.; "Ceratonia siliqua, (carob or Saint John's bread) is an evergreen tree that can reach fifteen meters in height with a short thick trunk and spreading branches which form a dense crown, the tree is a welcome provider of shade and forage in the dry hot areas around the Mediterranean. It is salt tolerant, drought tolerant and tolerates low temperatures making it useful in elevated areas and for planting on windswept slopes. Carobs do well on poor, sandy, calciferous soil and limestone soil. The pods are used in making candies and chocolate substitutes, eaten fresh or fed to animals. The timber provided by culled males trees is of good quality and the abundant flowers are a good source of nectar and draw honeybees into mixed plantings." -- unknown author.

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Title Close-up of a specimen of branch from a carob tree (Saint John's bread), ca.1920

Subject Botany (lcsh), Botany -- General (file heading)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1920

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (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-m17374

Identifier 5439 (accession number), CHS-5439 (call number), CHS-5439 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-17371 (legacy record id), chs-m17374 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14192 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14195 (legacy record id), 1-83-72 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 17371

Unique identifier UC142508

Legacy Identifier CHS-5439.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.0 in × 13.6 in at 300dpi
43.1 cm × 34.7 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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