Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Milwaukee Apple
Milwaukee Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Montana, Missoula, Missoula; Canada, Fredericton; Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Milwaukee |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Montana, Missoula, Missoula; Canada, Fredericton; Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Milwaukee |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002639, POM00002640, POM00002648.
