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plant exploration and collection

 Subject
Subject Source: Nalt

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0184
Content Description The USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection contains approximately 7,000 watercolor paintings of fruit and nut specimens received by the U.S. Department of Agriculture from growers and plant explorers. The paintings were created by artists employed by the USDA Division of Pomology from 1888 to the 1930s. Credit information was written by the artist on each watercolor, and typically includes the name of the property owner, county, city, and state or country where the specimen was grown. Many...
Dates: 1888-1939
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

USDA Textile Publications Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0308
Content Description

The USDA Textile Publications Collection consists of brochures, reprints, leaflets, bulletins, and newspaper clippings related to clothing, textile history, fashion, fabrics, construction, consumer advice, and sewing machines.

Dates: 1920-1962
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections