"Tree ferns, Castleton Gardens." 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" photograph in 11" x 14" presentation mount

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Abstract

This is a black-and-white photograph taken while Charles Branch Wilson worked at the Johns Hopkins University's marine laboratory at Port Antonio, Jamaica in 1897. The photograph was taken at Castleton Gardens in Kingston and depicts a man standing next to a number of large tree ferns. Some other plants are seen in the foreground and the background.

Date Range

1897

Start Date

1897

End Date

1897

Access Information

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Topic

  • Plants
  • Botany

Place

  • Kingston
  • Jamaica

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes
  • Black-and-white photographs

Accession #

SIA RU007235

Collection name

Charles Branch Wilson papers, 1881-1941 and undated

Physical Description

1 photograph

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 7 Folder 4