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Title
Strawflowers, 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
"Getrocknete Strohblumen in Elim fertig zum Verpacken." ("Dried strawflowers in Elim ready to be packed."). The picture shows a room filled nearly to the ceiling with strawflowers.
The strawflower is a flowering plant of the genus Helichrysum in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). There are an estimated 600 species. It occurs in Africa (with 244 species in South Africa), Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 11.1 x 8.4 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m11836 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-2-02882
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m11836
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-SAW-2-02882.jpg
Subject
Plants
Working conditions
Flora
Vegetation
Partial views
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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