Rubber
Found in 54 Collections and/or Records:
Mimusops Globosa Showing Cuts, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a man standing next to a Mimusops globosa tree showing cuts from tapping from the book, 'Rubber and Balata in British Guiana' in the early 20th century.
Natural Rubber Tree About 120 Feet High, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a natural rubber tree about 120 feet high in a forest in the early 20th century. The text beneath the image notes that this tree yielded 30 lbs of rubber at one tapping.
Nectria Sp[ores] On Hevea braziliensis, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of Nectria spores on Hevea braziliensis plants.
Old Para Rubber Tree, Henerat[h]goda, [Sri Lanka], 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a man in a white suit holding a pipe standing next to an old Para rubber tree that has been tapped using a herring bone pattern in Henerat[h]goda, [Sri Lanka] in the early 20th century.
Para and Ficus Elastica, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a forest of Para and Ficus elastica trees that were planted between July and September, 1899.
Para Indian Rubber, 1870s-1930s
Illustration of a Para Indian rubber tree and text describing the ideal tree-form for the Hevea and notes on the best type of planing methods.
Para Rubber, 20 Years Old, Slowing Tapping, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of two men standing next to a 20 year old Para rubber tree that is slowing tapping in the early 20th century.
Para Rubber "Biscuits" being dried in a Tea-leaf Withering House, Ceylon, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of the interior of a tea-leaf withering house in Ceylon [now, known as Sri Lanka] which has rows of para rubber rounds lying on the floor and on shelves being dried.
Para Rubber Tree No. 2, One of the Oldest in the Malay Peninsula, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of two men standing next to the Para rubber tree no. 2 that is one of the oldest in the Malay Peninsula in the early 20th century.
Para Seed Germinated Showing Roots and Base of Stem, 1870s-1930s
Photograph of a life sized Para rubber tree seed germinated and showing the roots and the base of the stem.