California Poppies blooming, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Item Overview

Title

California Poppies blooming, Tehachapi Mountains, 1924-1925

Alternative title

California Poppies and Tehachapi Mountains

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

1924-1925

Date

1924/1925

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

Specimen photograph of California poppies. The Tehachapi Mountains is a mountain range in California that extends for approximately 40 miles in southern Kern County and northeastern Los Angeles County. The California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is a perennial and annual plant native to the United States. The plant is the official state flower of California.

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: Tehachapi Mts, wild flowers and trees, 1924-1925

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film
plant specimens

Location

California--Tehachapi Mountains

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Environment
Eschscholzia californica
boulder
Tehachapi Mountains (Calif.)