Close-up of a specimen of flax, showing strands of fiber entwined to form a rope (or string?), [s.d.].

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Photograph of a close-up of a specimen of flax, showing strands of fiber entwined to form a rope (or string?), [s.d.]. On a neutral background.; "The Linums or Flaxes form a large group of biennial, annual and perennial herbs and sub-shrubs. They form thick, upright tufts up to 2 feet high. The bluish-green foliage is linear to lanceolate and 1 to 2 inches long. The flowers are 1 to 2 inches across and come in shades of red, violet-blue, white with carmine eye, or rose pink. Each flower lasts a short time, but there are so many and they replace each other continually, over a long period. L. alpinum, the Alpine Flax, is a native of Europe. It is a pretty dwarf variety, growing 6 to 9 inches high. It has many thin, wiry stems that are covered with heath like leaves. They produce many large, pale blue flowers in June and July; it is great for growing in the rock garden. L. arboreum, the Yellow Tree Flax, is a native of Crete and forms a low, woody sub-shrub, 12 to 18 inches high; it isn't hardy in the North. There are several other kinds mentioned below in the varieties section." -- unknown author.

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Title Close-up of a specimen of flax, showing strands of fiber entwined to form a rope (or string?), [s.d.].

Subject Agriculture (lcsh), Cotton (lcsh), Industry -- Fiber (file heading), Plant fiber industry (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place USA (countries)

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)

Creator Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 (photographer)

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-m17391

Identifier 5474 (accession number), CHS-5474 (call number), CHS-5474 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-17388 (legacy record id), chs-m17391 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-12082 (legacy record id), 1-106-5 (microfiche number)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 17388

Unique identifier UC142370

Legacy Identifier CHS-5474.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 15.0 in × 18.7 in at 300dpi
38.2 cm × 47.6 cm at 300dpi

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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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