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Title
Woman next to a big plant, Elim, South Africa
Creator
Unknown
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Contact: Moravian Archives at http://www.archiv.ebu.de
Moravian Archives
Moravian Archives; http://www.archiv.ebu.de/
Unitätsarchiv, Zittauer Straße 24, 02747, Herrnhut, Deutschland
unitaetsarchiv@ebu.de
Description
"Elim: 'Königin der Nacht'." ("Elim: 'Queen of the night'."). The picture shows big a flowering cactus. Next to the plant stands a European woman wearing a light-colored dress. Trees are in the background.
Selenicereus grandiflorus is a cactus species originating from the Antilles. The species is commonly referred to as nightblooming cereus, queen of the night, large-flowered cactus, sweet-scented cactus or vanilla cactus.
Type
image
Format
2 copies, colored slide no. 2613
photographic prints, 9.9 x 7.5 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m11828 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-2-02613
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m11828
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-2-02613.jpg
Subject
Plants
Flora
Vegetation
Women
Portraits
Place
Africa
Elim
South Africa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
Süd-Afrika-West 2
impa-m76

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