This exhibit was created as part of a graduate level history course at the University of Vermont in Fall 2012. The course, "Visual/Material Histories," was taught by Dr. Abigail McGowan and explored the process of constructing historical arguments using primarily visual sources.The sources in this exhibit came from archival research in the University of Florida's Baldwin Collection. The images are from the author's own photographs.
Introduction
Historical Context
The rise of tropical imperialism
The evolution of children's publishing and education
Tropical Legibility
Science, family, and hierarchy
Tropical Domestication
Tropical Danger