An Apiary on the Foothills of San Gabriel, circa 1878
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Artifact Overview
Missions in southern California raised fruit and vegetables to feed local populations. The temperate climate that supported year-round cultivation drew growers specializing in grapes, fruit trees, and berry bushes. Bees played a critical role in crop production. This stereograph indicates the investment viticulturalists and fruit-growers made in hives to sustain pollinators, the essential ingredient in their farming system.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Stereograph
Date Made
circa 1878
Subject Date
circa 1878
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2020.0.1.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Card stock
Technique
Photographic processes
Color
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.375 in
Width: 7 in
Inscriptions
front, right-side image, bottom:
No. 163. An Apiay on the Foothills of San Gabriel
front of mount:
Photographed and Published by A.C. Varela, Los Angeles, Cal.
back, in pencil writing:
9 mi back of Los Angeles, Cal
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