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[Spiney Succulent Leaves] – Vintage Wall Art

[Spiney Succulent Leaves], 1967 — historic photograph
[Spiney Succulent Leaves], 1967. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: [Spiney Succulent Leaves], preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Its close focus on spiny succulent leaves sets this print apart from the broader landscapes in the Baja California portfolio, turning a single desert plant into the subject. The peninsula's arid climate supports many succulents with thick, fleshy leaves armored in spines, which help deter grazing and conserve water. The caption card gives 1967 as the date, though that detail is unverified, so the circumstances of the exposure remain uncertain. Close studies like this one often recorded the region's plant life alongside its coastlines and settlements.

Created / published1967
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesIn Baja California portfolio. This record contains unverified data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,226 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-141074

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