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[Detroit, Mich., American Carnation Society Exhibition, 1st prize, J.B. Valentine] – Historic Print

[Detroit, Mich., American Carnation Society Exhibition, 1st prize, J.B. Valentine], [between 1900 and 1905] — historic photograph
[Detroit, Mich., American Carnation Society Exhibition, 1st prize, J.B. Valentine], [between 1900 and 1905]. Historic photograph from the Detroit 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 first-prize award at the American Carnation Society's Detroit exhibition, credited to J.B. Valentine, is the focus of this view. The society, founded in 1891, staged shows where growers displayed their best blooms, and carnations were among the most popular cut flowers in the United States in the early 1900s. The picture is an 8 by 10 inch glass negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, whose large-format plates documented American cities and events in that era. Dated between 1900 and 1905, it captures a time when flower shows drew large crowds.

Created / published[between 1900 and 1905]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesTitle from jacket. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 043062. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsFlower shows. Awards. Carnations.United States--Michigan--Detroit.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan791 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-70056

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