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S. XI Images

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    • Series I. Documentary Files
      • Subseries I.1 (1914-1939)
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      • Winters Photographs of Liberia, 1953
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      • S. X Container List
      • Collections "Ballard" through "Hollister"
      • Collections "Hoxie" through "Loomis"
      • Collection "Marshall"
      • Collections "Pennsylvania" through "USDA"
    • Series XI. Personal Papers
      • S. XI Container List
      • S. XI Images
    • Series XII. Addenda
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    • Ezra Taft Benson
    • Orville L. Freeman
    • Paul H. Appleby
    • Mordecai Ezekiel
    • Rexford G. Tugwell
    • M. L. (Millburn Lincoln) Wilson

Extension Service Report

Photographs from a 1921 report on Extension Service activities in the South in 1910.

Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Boll weevil illustration.
Boll weevil illustration
(ca. 1910)
Caption for illustration in Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work for 1910, insert. Part of the USDA's education program was an effort to raise…
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Cotton demonstration, Alabama.
Cotton demonstration, Alabama
(ca. 1910)
Caption for photograph in Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work for 1910, page 113.
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Corn Queen float, Texas.
Corn Queen float, Texas
(1910-05-26)
Caption for photograph in Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work for 1910 , page 424.
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Corn Club Parade, Texas.
Corn Club Parade, Texas
(1910-05-26)
Caption for photograph in Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work for 1910, page 482.
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Corn Club Boy, Mississippi.
Corn Club Boy, Mississippi
(ca. 1910)
Caption for photograph in Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work for 1910, page 281.
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Extension Service Report title page.
Extension Service Report title page
Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work for 1910. Project and Annual report memoranda, Rice Demonstrations in 1909. Property of Office of Extension…

Book Covers and Illustrations

Covers, title pages, and illustrations of rare books found in Series XI, Personal Papers.

Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Title page, USFA book.
Title page, USFA book
(1918)
Title page of the book Food Saving and Sharing, published in 1918 by the United States Food Administration. The full title adds "Telling How the Older…
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Herbert Hoover message, USFA book.
Herbert Hoover message, USFA book
(1918)
Herbet Hoover, head of the USFA, wrote a special introduction to the book Food Saving and Sharing, published in 1918 by the United States Food…
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Photograph illustration, USFA book.
Photograph illustration, USFA book
(ca. 1918)
Caption for a photographic illustration in the book Food Saving and Sharing, published in 1918 by the United States Food Administration, page 46.
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Prairie Experiences in Handling Cattle and Sheep, Title page.
Prairie Experiences in Handling Cattle and Sheep, Title page
(1848)
Title page of Prairie Experiences in Handling Cattle and Sheep by Major W. Shepherd, published in 1884.Series XI, Personal Papers, Box 11/Starch 13,…
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Prairie Experiences in Handling Cattle and Sheep, opening illustration.
Prairie Experiences in Handling Cattle and Sheep, opening illustration
(1884)
Illustration opposite title page of Prairie Experiences in Handling Cattle and Sheep, by Major W. Shepherd, published in 1884. Caption reads "Interior…
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Prairie Experiences in Handling Cattle and Sheep, p.40 Illustration.
Prairie Experiences in Handling Cattle and Sheep, p.40 Illustration
(1884)
Illustration on page 40 of Prairie Experiences in Handling Cattle and Sheep, by Major W. Shepherd, published in 1884. Caption reads "Lassoing on the…

From the papers of Wayne Rasmussen

Photographs of Wayne Rasmussen's visit to Tehran, Iran, in 1976.

Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Wayne Rasmussen receiving award.
Wayne Rasmussen receiving award
(1976)
Wayne Rasmussen receiving an award from the Iranian government in Tehran on occasion of his visit there in 1976
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Rasmussen and Minister Mansour Rouhani.
Rasmussen and Minister Mansour Rouhani
(ca. 1976)
Wayne Rasmussen after giving a speech during his visit to Tehran, Iran, in 1976. On the left is Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mansour Rouhani.…
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Wayne Rasmussen and snakes.
Wayne Rasmussen and snakes
(1976)
Wayne Rasmussen during a visit to a herpetology lab in Tehran, Iran. This lab and its many specimens of snakes and reptiles were part of the Ministry…
Thumbnail for the first (or only) page of Group of Americans and Iranians.
Group of Americans and Iranians
A group of Americans working for the United State Information Service and Iranians in the Ministry of Agriculture, outside the ministry. Wayne…
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