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Miss F. L. Benedict album of dried flowers, 1883 : manuscript.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 1682
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- Format:
- Book
- Manuscript
- Author/Creator:
- Miss F. L. Benedict, compiler.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women travelers.
- Flowers--Collection and preservation.
- Flowers.
- Botanical specimens.
- California, Southern.
- Texas.
- Genre:
- Albums (Books)
- albums (books).
- Manuscripts, English -- 19th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume ; 23 x 18 cm
- Production:
- California, 1883.
- Other Title:
- page [1] title : April 9, 1883 Miss F. L. Benedict Riverside, CA
- Language Note:
- Text in English.
- Summary:
- An album of pressed flowers and leaves collected by Miss F. L. Benedict, March-May 1883, mostly in California, with some samples from "en route to San Antonio"; Arizona; Arkansas; and San Antonio, Texas. Handwritten captions. Most specimens captioned with place and/or date.
- Notes:
- Ink inscription page [1]: April 3rd, 1883, Miss F. L. Benedict Riverside, Cal. Tissue laid in over most specimens.
- Cited as:
- Miss F. L. Benedict album of dried flowers, 1883 (Ms. Coll. 1682). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.
- OCLC:
- 1533177023
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