Early 20th Century American Photography Interest George Swain (American, 1866 - 1947) A Rare Collection Of Botanical Photographic Slides Hinged slidebox with plaque to lid marked 'CENCO' Central Scientific Co Laboratory Apparatus, Supplier Of Chemicals, Chicago U.S.A'. Containing 29, 10 x 8 inch hand coloured glass slides. Produced in the early 20th century during Swain's long tenure as University Of Michigan's official photographer; each slide depicts an example of the rare flora and fauna of Michigan and the Midwest USA. Fifteen slides bear paper labels with handwritten annotations, titles to include, 'LF6.16 -7171 Lupine Habitat' 'Bog Douglas L' 'Showy Orchid' 'Yellow Orchid' 'Twin Flower' 'Cardinal Nest On Honey Locust' 'Guttation' 'Spring Beauties, Mich' 'Trillium Grandiflorum' 'On Douglas Lake' 'On Lake Arbutus' 'Hawthorne W.Va.' A further 13 slides are untitled, bearing small oval paper labels - possibly with numbers, now faded. One slide bearing printed paper label marked 'Made By G.R. Swain, University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Subjects to include, Erythronium americanum, Dryopteris, Paeonia etc. All slides in good condition - two with very minor cracks, please see accompanying image. Catalogue Note George R. Swain was born Born in Meredith, New Hampshire, USA in 1866, he moved to California in 1888 where he passed a county teachers examination and taught for seven years in ungraded country schools. In 1897 he was awarded a degree from the University Of Michigan and gained a Master's degree from the same institution in 1900. Swain was appointed official University Photographer at the University Of Michigan in 1913, where he began work on various educational and botanical photography projects over the next 34 years. Swain made four trips to Europe making photographic records of valued manuscripts for the University collection. A keen writer, botanist and ecologist; in 1924 he participated in the university expedition to Antioch, in 1925 and 1926 he visited Italy, Greece, Mount. Athos and Patmos and worked with the Franco-American committee in Tunisia and Algeria.
Early 20th Century American Photography Interest George Swain (American, 1866 - 1947) A Rare Collection Of Botanical Photographic Slides Hinged slidebox with plaque to lid marked 'CENCO' Central Scientific Co Laboratory Apparatus, Supplier Of Chemicals, Chicago U.S.A'. Containing 29, 10 x 8 inch hand coloured glass slides. Produced in the early 20th century during Swain's long tenure as University Of Michigan's official photographer; each slide depicts an example of the rare flora and fauna of Michigan and the Midwest USA. Fifteen slides bear paper labels with handwritten annotations, titles to include, 'LF6.16 -7171 Lupine Habitat' 'Bog Douglas L' 'Showy Orchid' 'Yellow Orchid' 'Twin Flower' 'Cardinal Nest On Honey Locust' 'Guttation' 'Spring Beauties, Mich' 'Trillium Grandiflorum' 'On Douglas Lake' 'On Lake Arbutus' 'Hawthorne W.Va.' A further 13 slides are untitled, bearing small oval paper labels - possibly with numbers, now faded. One slide bearing printed paper label marked 'Made By G.R. Swain, University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Subjects to include, Erythronium americanum, Dryopteris, Paeonia etc. All slides in good condition - two with very minor cracks, please see accompanying image. Catalogue Note George R. Swain was born Born in Meredith, New Hampshire, USA in 1866, he moved to California in 1888 where he passed a county teachers examination and taught for seven years in ungraded country schools. In 1897 he was awarded a degree from the University Of Michigan and gained a Master's degree from the same institution in 1900. Swain was appointed official University Photographer at the University Of Michigan in 1913, where he began work on various educational and botanical photography projects over the next 34 years. Swain made four trips to Europe making photographic records of valued manuscripts for the University collection. A keen writer, botanist and ecologist; in 1924 he participated in the university expedition to Antioch, in 1925 and 1926 he visited Italy, Greece, Mount. Athos and Patmos and worked with the Franco-American committee in Tunisia and Algeria.
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