"Burbank's Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Santa Rosa, California," circa 1908
THF288812 / "Burbank's Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Santa Rosa, California," circa 1908
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Artifact Overview
Luther Burbank (1849-1926), an American horticulturalist, devoted years of research to perfect spineless cacti as a new livestock feed that could free acreage for crops to feed humans. Others sought new sources of livestock feed to sustain arid range land and the American ranching tradition. Fraudulent distribution of cactus purported to be Burbank's invention caused him to retreat from public engagement and recommit himself to research.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Postcard
Subject Date
circa 1908
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
00.4.7142.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 3.438 in
Width: 5.375 in
Inscriptions
on front: 2432 - Burbank's Fruitful Spineless Cactus, Santa Rosa, California.
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