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Helen Holden Besemer Candling Eggs

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Helen Holden Besemer sitting in a wooden chair to candle eggs at Holden Poultry Farm.

Date Created:
May 1924
Creator:
International Harvester Company

Publication Information

Creator International Harvester Company
Date Created May 1924

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 17 x 12 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection International Harvester Company, Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935
Call Number MCC MSS 13Z, Album 35
Media Number Box 19

Copyright Information

Copyright Status IN COPYRIGHT
Unique ID
W0130ID
Legacy ID
WHi 75199

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Candling Eggs

Candling Eggs

June 1925

A woman wearing a dress sitting indoors to candle eggs at the Holden Farm. Cartons of eggs are piled on a table to her left, and household furniture is in the background.

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Packing Eggs

Packing Eggs

June 1925

A woman wearing a dress is standing behind a table at the Holden Farm while packing eggs into cardboard holders. The holders are piled on a candling table to her right.

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Canning Chicken

Canning Chicken

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Helen Holden using a pair of tongs to remove a can of chicken from a metal container on Holden Poultry Farm.

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Woman Candling Eggs

Woman Candling Eggs

June 1925

A seated woman candling eggs at Holden Farm.

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Mr. Snyder Removing Chicken Droppings

Mr. Snyder Removing Chicken Droppings

May 1924

Mr. Snyder using a scraper to move poultry droppings from roosts into a box on a litter carrier at the Holden farm.

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Poultry House Feed Bins

Poultry House Feed Bins

May 1924

A man wearing a cap and overalls holding a burlap feed bag while standing near feed bins in the poultry house of Professor Holden. Tools are hanging from nails hammered into the wooden walls.

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