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[Flower (related to thistle)]

Charles F. Lummis

Date: 1888–1926
Medium: Cyanotype
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Close-up view of flower

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Creator

Charles F. Lummis

American Photographer · 1859–1928

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In September 1884 Charles Lummis began a 3,507 mile walk alone across North America. The epic walk began in Cincinnati and concluded 143 days later in Los Angeles, where he promptly took a job as city editor of the *Los Angeles Times.* During his journey, Lummis developed an appreciation for the Southwest and its inhabitants. The *Times* sent Lummis to document the Apache wars in 1891, an assignme