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Thomas Houseworth & Co. — Cactus Gigantea - 18 feet high, San Jose, Santa Clara County, No. 73 from the series "San Jose, Cal."

Thomas Houseworth & Co.

Cactus Gigantea - 18 feet high, San Jose, Santa Clara County, No. 73 from the series "San Jose, Cal."

1868

Illustrating California's unique desert flora, this stereo photograph served both scientific documentation and tourist promotion during the state's rapid development following the Gold Rush.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo

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Thomas Houseworth & Co., Cactus Gigantea - 18 feet high, San Jose, Santa Clara County, No. 73 from the series "San Jose, Cal.", 1868

Illustrating California's unique desert flora, this stereo photograph served both scientific documentation and tourist promotion during the state's rapid development following the Gold Rush.

Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Year
1868
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Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, Plant, American, Photograph, California, Landscape, Cactus

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