Produce Farming Lecture | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Produce Farming Lecture

Produce Farming Lecture | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Men stand around or sit on the steps of a stone building to listen as A.E. Chamberlain delivers a lesson on the benefits of vegetable production. Chamberlain uses a pointer to direct attention toward a visual aid, and a small pile of canned goods sits at his feet.
DESCRIPTION
Men stand around or sit on the steps of a stone building to listen as A.E. Chamberlain delivers a lesson on the benefits of vegetable production. Chamberlain uses a pointer to direct attention toward a visual aid, and a small pile of canned goods sits at his feet.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:78033
Creation Date:circa 1915
Creator Name:International Harvester Company
City:Jasper
County:
State:Alabama
Collection Name:International Harvester Company, Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:MCC MSS 13Z, Album 80, Box 39, Folder 6
Original Dimensions:8.5 x 6.25 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The original typewritten caption reads, in part: "Grown people are like children, have to be shown an object lesson, before they will be convinced, so A.E. Chamberlain borrowed a number of cans of vegetables packed in foreign states from a store keeper at Jasper, to show his audience that they were paying a fancy price for tin cans with nice labels, when they could raise better fresh vegetables at home for one-quarter the cost." This photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. Folder: Campaigns
SUBJECTS
Agricultural education
Vegetables
Stairs
Stone buildings
Clothing and dress
Hats
Food
Vocational education
Cities and towns
Audiences
Men
Outdoor photography

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