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Design of Kernels of Grain

Date: 04 14 1931
Description: Design made from various kernels of grain. Taken for the Wisconsin Engraving Co.
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Vase of Dahlias

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Vase of Dahlias for the Olds Seed Company catalog.
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Dahlia Flower Heads

Date: 10 12 1927
Description: Arrangement of dahlia flower heads for Olds Seed Company catalog.
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Dahlias in Three Vases

Date: 10 12 1927
Description: Dahlias in three vases for the Olds Seed Company catalog.
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Japanese Lantern Plant

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Dried arrangement of Japanese lantern plant in a vase for the Olds Seed Company catalog.
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Blaney Farms Bookkeeper

Date: 05 05 1947
Description: Blaney Farms bookkeeper at a desk in the office.
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Madison Victory Gardener Purchasing Supplies

Date: 03 19 1944
Description: Alvan Rothermel, Glen Oak Hills, purchasing seed, labels and tools, for his Victory garden from Louis Schuster, manager of the L.L. Olds Seed Company, 720 ...
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Mary Kessenich Schmitz and Children

Date: 04 20 1944
Description: Mary Kessenich Schmitz, sitting with her children Martha and David, looking at garden seed catalogs.
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Pelton Seed and Supply Company

Date: 04 14 1946
Description: Jack Pelton, operator of the Pelton Seed and Supply Company, 1004 South Park Street, shown with a customer in his store.
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Filling Seed Corn Bags

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Description: Two men in barn use corn bagging machines to fill and seal canvas bags of seed corn. One kneels next to a machine to the left filling the bags while anothe...
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 05 1954
Description: Two members of the Madison Business and Professional Women's Club examining seeds. Mrs. R.R. McKay, office and personnel manager for the Seed Certification...
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Workers Cleaning Seeds

Date: 1938
Description: A roomful of workers are cleaning seeds using "The Clipper Cleaners" manufactured by A.T. Ferrell & Co., Saginaw, Michigan. The machines are arranged in fo...

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