THE EXHIBITIONIntroduction Biography Botany Horticulture NY State College of Agriculture Cornell University Nature Study Education of Women Commission on Country Life Hortorium Photography Camera Minnesota: Hoodoo Point Minnesota: Canoe Vienna Record of Negatives Ethel and Sal Pumpkins of 1889 Pumpkins of 1889, Notes Self-portrait LHB Photographing Melons-Collection Peonies Jonathan Apples Winter Melons Rea Quince Passion Flower Sunflower Botan Plums Tulips Old Fashioned Garden Fig Chrysanthemum LHB with camera, 1948 Writings Travel |
PHOTOGRAPHYIn August of 1888, Liberty Hyde Bailey and his family traveled to Europe on their first trip abroad. While in Germany (at that time a leader in the photographic industry), Bailey began to recognize the possibilities of using photography in his horticultural record-keeping. He photographed extensively during the six-month voyage, learning how best to expose glass plate negatives to a variety of lighting conditions. Bailey had substantially mastered the art by the time he returned to the United States in early 1889 to begin a new life at Cornell.
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This exhibition is made possible through a generous gift in memory of Lelah A. Cole.
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