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Title
Keith Shaffer tends his rare anthurium plants
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1948
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Photograph caption dated August 18, 1948 reads, "Pollination by small paintbrush produces unusual color variations in hobby flower." Mr. Keith Shaffer produces the rare tropical plant anthurium as a hobby in a greenhouse at his residence in the San Fernando Valley.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00117878
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d021_f8_i17
CARL0005355103
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/51419
Subject
Men--California--San Fernando Valley
Greenhouses--California--San Fernando Valley
Hobbies
Pollination--California--San Fernando Valley
Anthuriums--California--San Fernando Valley
Anthuriums--Breeding--California--San Fernando Valley
Rare plants--California--San Fernando Valley
Tropical plants--California--San Fernando Valley
Paintbrushes--California--San Fernando Valley
Interiors--California--San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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