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John A. Salzer Seed Co. Catalog

Date: 1938
Description: Front cover of the 70th Anniversary (1868-1938) John A. Salzer Seed Co. catalog featuring a colorful mix of pansies and a quotation from Shakespeare. The a...
Book or Pamphlet

John A. Salzer Seed Co. Catalog

Date: 1938
Description: Back cover of the 1938 catalog for the John A. Salzer Seed Co., featuring a colorful variety of phlox. A portion of the modern train image from the front c...
Book or Pamphlet

John A Salzer Seed Co. Catalog

Date: 1919
Description: Front cover of the 1919 John A. Salzer Co. Seed Catalog featuring a colorful variety of Nasturtiums. The page is also decorated with a floral border.
Book or Pamphlet

John A. Salzer Seed Co. Catalog

Date: 1919
Description: Back cover of the 1919 John A. Salzer Seed Co. catalog featuring depictions of carrots, cabbage and a honeydew melon. The back cover also bears the slogan ...
Print

Victory Garden Seed Order Form

Date: 1943
Description: Front side of order blank for Aunt Jenny's Garden for Victory seeds featuring a drawing of a woman and several vegetables.
Photograph

Rambler Roses

Date: 1919
Description: Colored image of Rambler Roses growing on a trellis at the corner of a porch.
Drawing

Salzer's Happy Home Collection

Date: 1919
Description: Illustration advertising the Salzer Seed Company's Happy Home collection of 16 plants.
Print

Hybrid Seed Corn Brochure

Date: 1939
Description: Cover of a brochure on hybrid seed corn with the text: "Hybrid Seed Corn - What it is and how to Plant it."
Print

Kickapoo Farm Seeds, Label

Date: 01 20 1945
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. Features the shape of the state of Wisconsin outlined in blue and filled in with yell...
Print

Cletrac Farming is Better Farming

Date: 1920
Description: Advertisement for the Cletrac tank-type crawler tractor featuring illustrations of the machine in use in farm fields; the image at left depicts plowing whi...
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Seed Book Cover Design

Date: 1935
Description: The cover design of the gardening catalog Olds' Seed Book from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The subtitle reads: "Tells the Truth." The illustration features an i...
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Seed Book Cover Design

Date: 1934
Description: The cover design of the gardening catalog Olds' Seed Book from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The subtitle reads: "Tells the Truth." The illustration features the ...
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Seed Book Cover Design

Date: 1937
Description: The cover design of the Golden Jubilee issue of Olds' Seed Book from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The subtitle reads: "Tells the Truth." The illustration feature...
Book or Pamphlet

Old's Seed Book Cover Design

Date: 1943
Description: The cover design of the gardening catalog Old's Seed Book featuring an illustration of varieties of larkspurs.
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Catalog Cover

Date: 1903
Description: The cover design of the spring edition of a John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog. The illustration features a young woman in an elaborate hat, and a variety...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1903
Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer's Seed Company catalog featuring a variety of fruit in large bowl, including apples, cherries, etc. There is a small...
Book or Pamphlet

Morning Glories

Date: 1926
Description: An illustration of morning glories from Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated seed catalog.
Book or Pamphlet

Dahlias

Date: 1926
Description: An illustration of dahlias in Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated seed catalog.
Book or Pamphlet

Nasturtiums

Date: 1926
Description: An illustration of nasturtiums from Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated seed catalog.
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Dollar Collection Advertisement

Date: 1925
Description: An advertisement on the back cover of Olds' Catalog from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. Features illustrations of packets of seeds for a variety of garden vegetabl...

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