Botanist Alfred Spears Hitchcock (1865-1935) visually documented his numerous trips collecting specimens. Join us in transcribing the captions in this album of his time in Asia during 1921, Ecuador, Panama and southeastern United States in 1923. The subject matter includes photos of vegetation (multiple examples of bamboo), bird preserves, botanical gardens, sailing vessels and ports, lime processing in Macao, colleagues, landscapes, city scenes of Shanghai, and agricultural fields.
Botanist Alfred Spears Hitchcock (1865-1935) visually documented his numerous trips collecting specimens. Join us in transcribing the captions in this album of his time in Asia during 1921, Ecuador, Panama and southeastern United States in 1923. The subject matter includes photos of vegetation (multiple examples of bamboo), bird preserves, botanical gardens, sailing vessels and ports, lime processing in Macao, colleagues, landscapes, city scenes of Shanghai, and agricultural fields. It also includes photographs by Floyd A. McClure.