[Photograph album of plant exploration travels in Egypt and Palestine in 1911 for the United States Department of Agriculture.]

By

Aaronsohn, Aaron, 1876-1919 , photographer

Salem, George J. , photgrapher
United States. Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction.

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1911

Notes

Title devised.

"Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry"-- cover.

An album of photographs taken by Aaron Aaronsohn and George J. Salem during plant exploration travels. Aaron Aaronshon photographed agricultural scenes in Palestine in July 1911 and Egypt in Oct.-Nov.1911. George J. Salem photographed date palm culture at Siwa, cotton farming in Egypt in Nov.-Dec. 1911, and the Kiswah procession of Oct. 7 1911. Photographs included people and scenic views from their travels. Album was made for the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Dept. of Agriculture.

Typed captions in English

Subjects

Description and travel , Egypt , Middle East , Palestine , Photographs , Pictorial works , Plant collecting , Travel

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.169116
NAL: QK5 .A27 1911
OCLC: 654850355