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Notes on this view:

This print is one of 264 color plates included in the publication Wild Flowers of New York produced by the New York State Museum in 1918. Between 1915 and 1916 photographers Walter B. Starr and Harold H. Snyder worked under the direction of State Botanist, Homer D. House, to document the various wild flowers species throughout New York. The flowers were imaged in the field using Autochrome plates. Black and white negatives were made at the same time and processed on the spot to ensure the Autochrome images, to be processed later, were sufficient. The photographers carried a small tent to serve as a minimally invasive portable studio. The tent provided specimens a solid backdrop, diffuse lighting and protection from wind.

The Autochrome plates were used to produce photomechanical prints, which were compiled—along with descriptions of the specimens—into a two-volume portfolio designed to increase public access to science and nature.