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Griffith State Nursery
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Elevated view of the state nursery showing fields, an above ground irrigation system, and blocks of plantings. There are men working in a field on the right. Two wood framed buildings are on the left; the far building has garage doors and a dormer with two windows.
April 1938
Ferguson, Dorothy
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Seeding Trees
April 1938
Two men are pushing an implement between guide ropes at the Central (now Griffith) State Nursery. The description on the reverse of the photograph explains: "Running seeding machine on nursery seed...
Nepco Nursery Cranberry Plants
1934
Elevated view of cranberry plants in various stages and varieties at the Nepco Nursery. A group of four men are working among the plants on the right.
McKay Nursery Field
May 7, 1937
McKay Nursery field with men planting, and horse teams pulling cultivators.
Men Planting at the Lake Nursery
Five men are planting a field, probably planting trees at the Lake Nursery. Behind them is a man standing near a farm building among rows of plants. Another man is standing near a wagon in the back...
McKay Nurseries Field
May 7, 1937
Group of men digging with shovels in the McKay Nursery evergreens field.
Men Planting at the Lake Nursery
Ten men are working in a field, probably planting raspberries at the Lake Nursery. Some of the men are standing watching. In the background are trees and hills.
