Close-up of several specimens of Ramie plant in various stages of spinning, ca.1925

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Photograph of a close-up of several specimens of Ramie plant (used for making fiber) in various stages of spinning, ca.1925. Numbers label the specimens starting with the number five for the first specimen (at left) and counts down to one for the last specimen (at right). The specimens are arranged in order from lightest to darkest and finest to coarsest. On a neutral background.; "Ramie ([pronounced] RAM ee) is a perennial plant grown chiefly for its fiber. It is native to Asia and is grown chiefly in India, China, and Taiwan. Ramie is one of the oldest known sources of fiber. There are over 30 known varieties of ramie. The most common kinds come from China and Japan. The thick, broad leaves of the ramie plant are dark green on top, and white and woolly underneath. Growers plant pieces of the roots, which grow into plants in about three months. The stalks grow from 3 to 7 feet (0.9 to 2 meters) high. In Asia, workers strip the tough ramie fiber from the stalks by hand. The fiber at this stage is often called China grass. Then it is washed and dried several times to remove the gums, pectins, and waxes. In the United States, ramie is grown mainly in Florida. Machines harvest it and strip it of its bark and core. Chemicals remove gummy material and impurities from the fiber. Ramie's strength increases greatly when it is wet, so it is suitable for life rafts, ropes, canvas, and nets. Other uses include surgical dressings, towels, air-conditioning filters, and fabrics. However, synthetic fibers have largely replaced ramie fibers in these products, especially in industrialized nations. Farmers in Central America have used ramie as a high-protein fodder for pigs." -- unknown author.

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Title Close-up of several specimens of Ramie plant in various stages of spinning, ca.1925

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

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1925

Type images

Format 3 photographs : glass photonegative, photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm., 19 x 25 cm. (aacr2), glass plate negatives (format), negatives (photographic) (aat), 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 1925

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-m11925

Identifier 5475 (accession number), CHS-5475 (call number), CHS-5475 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-11334 (legacy record id), chs-m11925 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-12077 (legacy record id), 1-106-6 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 11334

Unique identifier UC129216

Legacy Identifier CHS-5475.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 18.8 in × 15.0 in at 300dpi
47.9 cm × 38.2 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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