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[Lower Rose Garden with Snow]

Photograph of the Lower Rose Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden covered with snow. At bottom center is the "rose ramp", a wide set of triangular arrangements of roses bordered with short hedges with a water stream running along concrete steps down the middle of the ramp and stairs along both sides of the flowers. Below the "rose ramp", at center is a rectangular pond with shrubs and bushes on each corner, and several polygonal beds of flowers lined with hedges, all of which are covered in white snow. Above the garden is a narrow frozen lake lined with bare white trees. Along the bottom foreground is a metal barricade covered snow.
Date: April 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mary Daggett Lake Library]

Photograph of the Mary Daggett Lake Library at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The library, located in the Rock Springs Center, contains bookshelves along the four corners of the room. At center is a wide gray fireplace with a portrait of Mary Daggett Lake hanging above, with bookshelves lined with books on both sides of the fireplace. At center, set upon a large rug, is a wooden table with two adjoining, cushioned wooden tables and a large white book atop it, as well as a pair of reclined white armchairs with adjoining white lamps behind the table. At right there is a large, tiled window, from which the fragrance garden is visible.
Date: [1963..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wood Pile, Botanic Garden]

Photograph of a wood pile at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, where a worker stands chainsawing a piece of wood from a cut trunk. The wood pile sits on a field of dirt along branches and boulders, and two shed-like structures are seen in the background.
Date: 1969-08~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up of an emu]

Close-up photograph of an emu standing by a tree. The emu looks to the right side of the photo.
Date: 1962
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Echium pininana leaning to the left]

Photograph of a tree echium plant, scientific name Echium pininana, growing in the Canary Islands. The plant leans slightly to the left.
Date: June 16, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Limonium macrophyllum with purple flowers growing along craggy rocks]

Photograph of Limonium macrophylllum (common name: sea lavender) growing along some rocks. The flower blossoms are lavender, and the stems are reddish-brown.
Date: [1967-05-13..1967-05-16]
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up of Limonium macrophyllum with purple flowers]

Close-up photograph of sea lavender flowers, scientific name Limonium macrophyllum, growing at the Jardín Canario de Viera y Clavijo, or the botanic garden located on Gran Canaria - one of the Canary Islands.
Date: [1967-05-13..1967-05-16]
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up photograph of a Danaea nodosa stem cross-section, 1]

Close-up photograph of a cross-section of the stem of the fern Danaea nodosa. This photograph was taken in the Maricao Forest of Puerto Rico.
Date: June 20, 1969
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up photograph of a Danaea nodosa stem cross-section, 2]

Close-up photograph of a cross-section of the stem of Danaea nodosa, a tropical fern. This photograph was taken in the Maricao Forest of Puerto Rico.
Date: June 20, 1969
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up photograph of a cross-section of a Danaea nodosa stem, 3]

Close-up photograph of a cross-section of the stem of Danaea nodosa. This photograph was taken in the Maricao Forest of Puerto Rico.
Date: June 20, 1969
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close-up of unidentified leaves, buds, and fruit, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico]

Close-up photograph of the fruits, flower buds, and leaves of an unidentified plant growing in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. The plant's more developed fruits are red, and green undeveloped fruits appear on the same branch below. Yellow-white buds are featured on the bottom right.
Date: 1969-06-20~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sonchus platylepis growing on rocky cliff]

Habit photograph of common sow thistle, scientific name Sonchus platylepis, growing on the side of a rocky cliff. The plant is pictured in the foreground, and its flowers are yellow and its leaves serrated. Behind the plant to the right, there is a noticeable absence of light.
Date: May 8, 1967
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Someone holding Velleia paradoxa in their hands]

Photograph of Velleia paradoxa (common name: spur velleia) being held by someone out of frame. A yellow flower is seen in the foreground, and there appears to be a plastic bag in the background.
Date: November 13, 1962
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yellow-flowered Asteraceae growing out of sand

Photograph of a yellow-flowered plant in the Asteraceae family, or the sunflower or daisy family, species unknown. The flowers grew in a white sandy area 1 mile north of Bullsbrook, Western Australia.
Date: October 23, 1962
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landscape of coast in Tasman Peninsula, Australia]

Landscape photograph of a beach along the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania. Tree foliage frames the left side of the foreground, tufts of grass populate the beach, and mountains are visible in the background.
Date: 1962-11~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified tree in Tasman Peninsula, Australia #1]

Photograph of an unidentified tree and bushes in front of a body of water. The tree's trunk and leaves frame the right and top portions of the photograph, while the bush occupies the bottom left corner. A body of water and hills are visible in the background.
Date: 1962-11~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landscape of Hartz Mountains National Park in Tasman Peninsula, Australia #1]

Landscape photograph of Hartz Mountains National Park in the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania occupies the background. Various green shrubs populate the middle ground and the landscape becomes more sparse and brown towards the foreground.
Date: 1962-11~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landscape of Hartz Mountains National Park in Tasman Peninsula, Australia #2]

Landscape photograph of Hartz Mountains National Park in the Tasman Peninsula, in Tasmania. A bare tree frames the righthand side of the photograph. Full and bare trees frame the bottom of the foreground with three mountain peaks in the background.
Date: 1962-11~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landscape with unidentified trees in Tasman Peninsula, Australia]

Photograph of a variety of trees in the Tasman Peninsula, Australia. One large unidentified tree sits in the center of the photograph, and several smaller trees surround it.
Date: 1962-11~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landscape of a cultivated field and coast in Tasman Peninsula, Australia]

Landscape photograph of cultivated fields with a beach in the Tasman, Peninsula in Tasmania. Bushels of a wheat-like plant are piled in front of a field of the same plant. A beach, body of water, and mountains are visible in the background.
Date: 1962-11~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Port in Tasman Peninsula, Australia #1]

Landscape photograph of a port in the Tasman Peninsula, Australia. A portion of a boat takes up the left side of the frame with its mooring line running diagonal from the top left corner to the bottom right corners. Various buildings and cars occupy the bottom portion with mountains in the distance.
Date: 1962-11~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Unidentified bush in Tasman Peninsula, Australia #1]

Photograph of a large unidentified bush in Tasman Peninsula, Australia, sitting in the foreground with a forest in the background. Clusters of small flowers with radiating petals populate the branches with elongated blue-green leaves.
Date: 1962-11~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Port in Tasman Peninsula, Australia #2]

Landscape photograph of a port in the Tasman Peninsula, Australia. A portion of a boat takes up the left side of the frame with its mooring line running diagonal from the top left corner to the bottom right corners. Various buildings and cars occupy the bottom portion with mountains in the distance.
Date: 1962-11~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Landscape of sea cliffs in Tasman Peninsula, Australia #1]

Photograph of sea cliffs in Tasman Peninsula, Australia. Centered in the photo is the cliffside opening to the ocean. Rocky cliffs frame the sides, and large rocks frame the bottom. Waves are crashing into the rocks and cliffs.
Date: 1962-12~
Creator: Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
System: The Portal to Texas History