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Default Botanical and Cultural Images of Eastern Asia, 1907-1927

15. Botanical and Cultural Images of Eastern Asia, 1907-1927

http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/programs/eastern_asia/overview.html

In the library section of their website, the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard
University shows off their digitized collection of eastern Asian
photographs taken by plant explorers and collectors from the early 20th
century. On the homepage visitors can learn the names of the plant
explorers by rolling over the photos under the heading "Meet the
explorers". *

Once visitors have chosen an explorer they would like to learn more
about, they can click on their photo, to be taken to a brief biography
of the explorer.

Additionally, visitors can view a gallery of the explorer's images, or
search the database for the explorer's images. For visitors interested in
viewing the photographs by category of image, they can click on one of
the photos under the heading "See What they Saw", to view images of
"Magnificent Trees", "Buildings and Bridges", "Daily Life", or
"Landscapes". *Each one of the categories is further divided into
subcategories, which can be seen after clicking on one of the
aforementioned images. *Some of the subcategories include "Boats" and
"Farms" in "Landscapes"; "Food" and "Baskets" in "Daily Life"; and
"Pagodas" and "Shrines" in "Buildings and Bridges". *[KMG]


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