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African American School Band
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African-American school band assembled in a lecture hall at the Piney Woods Country Life School with Agricultural Extension Department workers and charts in background. Original caption notes that Professor Holden, an International Harvester Agricultural Extension lecturer, spoke at the school on March 8, 1914.
1914
International Harvester Company
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Men with Livestock
1914
Group of men in a pen with livestock, including pigs, sheep, a cow, a donkey and horses. The livestock was owned by the Piney Woods Country Life School.
Presentation at Pleasant View School
1917
A group of men and women gathered inside Pleasant View Rural School to listen to an agricultural extension presentation given by Professor Holden.
Dolton School Boys Band
June 1916
Outdoor group portrait of the Dolton School Boys Band. Original caption reads: "Dolton School Boys Band who furnished the music throughout the day for the Cook County School Festival held at Thornt...
International Harvester Agricultural Extension Lecture
1917
A group of men and boys attending an Agricultural Extension lecture in an opera house. The onstage lecturer is pointing to a sign reading: "Agricultural Lecture Charts; Diversified Farming is Safe ...
Sedgwick County 4-H Band
1929
4-H band from Sedgewick County, Kansas. The band attended the International Harvester livestock show and Boys & Girls Club conclave.
School Gymnasium
1913
Interior of the gymnasium at Woldale Rural School, including American flags, a small stage, an upright piano and Christmas garland. In the back corner is a wood-burning stove.
