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Listen: The Latin ProgramAcres of castor beans beside the road to Ocean Pond near Olustee
Image Number
N046578
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Collection
General collection
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Physical Description
1 photonegative - b&w - 4 x 5 in.
General Note
200 acres of castor beans on the road from the railroad to Ocean Pond near Olustee.
Earth works and fence to Edgar Long's pecan grove.
Biographical Note
Castor bean oil was used for lubrication and protection of wires on aircraft during World War I. The entire crop was devastated by a pink worm previously unknown to government people.
Acres of castor beans beside the road to Ocean Pond near Olustee
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