Photograph album entitled “Ornamentals”, 1929-1930

Series II consists of photograph albums and a scrapbook documenting the Dorsett-Morse Oriental Agricultural Exploration Expedition. Most of the photographs are not individually dated, however, collecting activities of the expedition spanned April 1, 1929 through December 18, 1930, so researchers could assume that the undated photographs fall within that date range.

Photographs are arranged by subject areas devised by the album compiler. The title of each album reflects the subject. Topics include bamboo products and uses, agricultural landscapes and scenic landscapes, native people and architecture, common agricultural plants and newly collected specimens, Asian ornamental plants and styles, and ancient and modern temples and shrines. The albums are arranged in alphabetical order by album title. Also included in this series are two scrapbooks. The first, entitled "Soybeans and Soybean Products," contains 8"x11" images documenting soybean farming practices and a large assortment of soyfoods products. The second is a small, brief, commercially published volume depicting earthquake damage in Japan.