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[Carlquist Field Book #1]
Handwritten field notebook documenting... including item numbers, descriptions, and locations by date. {{{or adjust, as appropriate}}}
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Aerial image of forested mountains]
Aerial photograph of a mountain range with some areas densely forested and other areas with shorter vegetation. Trails or roads and cleared circular areas can be seen on the mountain in the foreground. Small clouds can be seen above the mountain range and clouds in the distance with clear blue sky above.
Date:
1963
Creator:
Carlquist, Sherwin John, 1930-2021
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Close-up of Limonium macrophyllum flowers]
Close-up photograph of sea lavender flowers, scientific name Limonium macrophyllum, growing at the JardÃn 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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Limonium macrophyllum 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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
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
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Japanese Garden, Work on Boulders #1]
Photograph of workers overseeing a large boulder being placed onto a gravel spot in the Fort Worth Japanese Garden. The boulder is attached by a rope to an unseen crane. A worker at left looks at the camera as the rock is lowered, and another at right directs its placement.
Date:
1970-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Japanese Garden, Work on Boulders #2]
Photograph of workers overseeing a large boulder being placed onto a gravel spot in the Fort Worth Japanese Garden. A rope is tied around the boulder, and a crane hook floats near it. Two workers seem to be untying the rope, while another at bottom right overlooks its placement.
Date:
1970-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Japanese Garden Concrete Slab]
Photograph of a finished concrete slab in the Fort Worth Japanese Garden. Several metal clamps are visible at right, near stacks of lumber.
Date:
1970-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Umstead Teahouse, Under Construction #2]
Photograph of the Mary K. Umstead Teahouse under construction in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Built on a wooden base constructed on round concrete stilts, the teahouse is not yet complete, with wooden boards built on the teahouse's sides and the roof's frame completed. Both of the extended eaves are built on the left and right sides and several panels are already installed on the frame. Several narrow pieces of wood are laid diagonally on several parts of the teahouse. The pond is mostly filled with stagnant water.
Date:
1972-07~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lake Arbor, Under Construction #2]
Photograph of Lake Arbor, a pavilion under construction in the Japanese Garden at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. The wooden pavilion, topped with a low gable roof, rests on concrete stilts projecting to an empty basin below. Two workers are visible constructing the pavilion's wooden fences, and another is on the roof with a stack of lumber. The empty pond is lined with dirt and rocks.
Date:
1970-09~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Japanese Garden, Completed Footpaths #2]
Photograph of completed concrete footpaths in the Fort Worth Japanese Garden. At right is a set of stairs, the footpath descending from a hill. The path goes left to split into three directions, with mostly barren dirt and some bare trees alongside the paths.
Date:
1972-03~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Umstead Teahouse, Roof Near Completion]
Photograph of the Mary K. Umstead Teahouse under construction in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Built on a wooden base constructed on round concrete stilts, the teahouse remains incomplete, with wooden boards built on the teahouse's sides and the roof nearly completed, covered with a flat material but lacking shingles. Several narrow pieces of wood are laid diagonally on several parts of the teahouse. The pond is mostly filled with stagnant, green water.
Date:
1972-07~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Dry Garden Base Construction #3]
Photograph of the base of the Karesansui Dry Landscape Garden under construction at the Fort Worth Japanese Garden, which consists of a rectangular enclosure of concrete stilts stuck into the ground. A tractor drives between the stilts, away from the camera, dragging a tool with it and being watched by two workers. An excavator is visible at left between the stilts, and a white truck is parked at right next to a stack of timber.
Date:
1970-06~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Japanese Garden Pond, Winter #2]
Photograph of the pond in the Fort Worth Japanese Garden frozen in winter. Snow is visible on the edges of the pond and on the boulders and shrubs lining it. Trees hold snow and ice on their branches, and in the background, the Moon Bridge is covered with snow.
Date:
1973-01~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Checkerboard Bridge, Under Construction]
Photograph of the Checkerboard Bridge in the Fort Worth Japanese Garden under construction. Built with latticed, checkerboard-like wooden barriers, the narrow bridge crosses over a small stream in the park's lake, which remains uncompleted.
Date:
1970~/1971-01~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Japanese Garden Pagoda, Spire Installation]
Photograph of the pagoda at the Fort Worth Japanese Garden under construction. A wooden spire, built with a brown base and topped with a sphere, is being lifted by an orange crane onto the top of the near-completed pagoda, which has several tiered curved roofs already installed.
Date:
1973-01~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History