Rolla Kent Beattie photograph collection 1927-1949.

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Rolla Kent Beattie photograph collection 1927-1949.

The Rolla Kent Beattie Photograph Collection consist of negatives that relate to trips to Colorado, California, Hawaii, Florida, the District of Columbia, Japan, Formosa (Taiwan), Hong Kong, Indochina, Cambodia, Malaya, China, France, and England, where he visited shrines, temples, pagodas, gardens, parks, grave, exhibits, and tourist areas. The images document cultural and scenic aspects of the trips.

2.75 linear feet (5 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7623223

National Agricultural Library, NAL

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Beattie, R. Kent (Rolla Kent), 1875-

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A forest pathologist for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) from 1912-1945, Beattie (1875-1960) is notable for his studies of Northwest flora and chestnut blight. He spent three years in Asia for the USDA's Division of Forest Pathology surveying chestnut trees and related plants and gathering seeds to introduce disease-resitant strains to the United States. From the description of Rolla Kent Beattie photograph collection 1927-1949. (National Agricultural Library). WorldCat record i...