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- Snow and Palms at Pasadena, California, 1898 - From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- 1898
- Collections - Artifact
Snow and Palms at Pasadena, California, 1898
From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from around the world. These colorful prints were reproduced for ads, purchased to decorate homes and offices, bought as souvenirs, and used as teaching tools in schools and libraries.
- An Apiary on the Foothills of San Gabriel, circa 1878 - 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.
- circa 1878
- Collections - Artifact
An Apiary on the Foothills of San Gabriel, circa 1878
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.