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Country Life at Syene

Date: 01 1913
Description: Cover of manuscript keepsake souvenir scrapbook titled "Country Life at Syene." The photograph of canned items and bins of fruit and vegetables in the cell...
Photograph

Pickled Peppers

Date: 11 21 1963
Description: A variety of canned and fresh peppers is artfully displayed by the woman who serves them to her family and gives them as gifts.
Photograph

Mrs. Henry Hetland with Grapefruit Plant and Squash

Date: 02 19 1953
Description: Mrs. Henry Hetland with a grapefruit plant that she grew from seeds, and a squash that grew from a vine she planted outside her home. She has observed that...
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Marion Oestreich and Daughter

Date: 04 18 1945
Description: Marion Oestreich and daughter, Margaret, age 3, looking at a blackboard diagram of their Community Union garden. The gardens are planned to provide garden ...
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Chef Carson Gulley

Date: 1945
Description: Chef Carson Gulley, University of Wisconsin-Madison residence hall chef, chopping vegetables.
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Cutting String Beans

Date: 1943
Description: Elevated view of a woman cutting string beans at a kitchen counter. A pot on a stovetop and a sink are in the background.
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School Garden Dinner

Date: 1915
Description: A group of children sitting around tables at the Second Grade Normal School. The room is decorated with flowers and American flags.
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Women

Date: 
Description: A studio portrait of two young women in front of a painted backdrop. The girl sitting on the left and wearing a white dress is identified as Betty Northup....
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Woman Eating Canned Food

Date: 05 1926
Description: A woman wearing a beaded dress and necklace is sitting at a table to eat canned corn and peaches.
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Drying Rack

Date: 1917
Description: A four-tiered drying rack used to dry fruits and vegetables hangs from the ceiling above a heater in what appears to be a basement or root cellar.
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Receiving Crops for Community Kitchen

Date: 09 1928
Description: Man carrying baskets of field crops in to the receiving room of a community kitchen. A woman wearing an apron is standing near the door.
Photograph

Woman and Young Girl Canning Beans

Date: 1926
Description: Woman and young girl working in a kitchen canning beans. The girl is standing at the sink running a faucet while the woman is seated at a table using a bea...
Photograph

Woman Cutting Green Beans

Date: 1926
Description: Woman in a kitchen using a Burpee bean cutter to slice green beans before canning. The photograph was taken at Harvester Farm.
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Woman and Man Canning Beans

Date: 07 1926
Description: A woman and a man in a kitchen canning beans. The woman is scooping beans from a large pot with a ladle into cans, while the man uses a tabletop hand crank...
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Testing Canned Beans

Date: 10 1927
Description: Woman wearing an apron and identified as Anne Jilk is posing with a can of beans to demonstrate the testing of canned food.
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Woman in Cellar

Date: 1921
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing in a cellar while taking potatoes out of a basket for storage on a shelf. Shelves on the wall behind her hold multiple...
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Company School

Date: 
Description: Interior of a company school operated by Gainesville Cotton Mills. Girls in the room work over large tubs and crates with cans and canning equipment. Boxe...
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School Exhibit and Fair

Date: 1925
Description: A display of autumn produce including corn, squash, cabbage and apples occupies a corner of the Centerville School. There are posters of animals, vegetable...

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