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Steve Baldwin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Steve Baldwin Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Steve Baldwin Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale, painted by Thompson, Harriet L.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSteve Baldwin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Thompson, Harriet L.
Specimen originIllinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003430.

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