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Blaney's Seed Corn

Date: 06 04 1948
Description: New style bag of Blaney's seed. Writing on bag states: "Blaney's Hybrid Seed Corn, Blaney Farms, Certified Seeds, Madison, Wisconsin, Member of Wisconsin E...
Photograph

Blaney Farm Seed Corn

Date: 05 17 1948
Description: Bag of Blaney Farm seed corn. Sign on bag reads: "Blaney's Hybrid Seed Corn, Blaney Hybrid Seed Corn Farms, Madison, Wisconsin, Member of Wisconsin Experim...
Poster

International Seed Plate Advertising Poster

Date: 1967
Description: Advertising poster showing International Harvester seed plates. Features two illustrations of seed plates with seeds in them; one is the "right" plate and ...
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."
Photograph

Seed Corn Experiment

Date: 1926
Description: Field of seed corn experiment.
Drawing

Salzer's Happy Home Collection

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

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

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.
Birth Index Record

Seed, Alexandrew

Date: 1892-01-30
County: Douglas
Birth Index Record

Seed, Laura

Date: 1877-06-26
County: Polk
Book or Pamphlet

Morning Glories

Date: 1926
Description: An illustration of morning glories 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...
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Catalog Advertisement

Date: 1929
Description: An advertisement on the back cover of Olds' Catalog from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. for vegetable seeds. The illustration features tomatoes, a cucumber, an ear...
Photograph

Wisconsin Seed Company

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin Seed Company, Funk's Hybrid, with several automobiles parked beside it.
Print

John A. Salzer Seed Company Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the John A. Salzer Seed Company, with an eagle atop a globe holding a banner that proclaims, "Salzer's Seeds Are Sown the World Over," an ova...
Photograph

Farmer Filling Seed Planting Trough

Date: 
Description: A farmer pours seeds from a canvas bag into the trough of a seed planting machine. A farmhouse, white picket fence, and picnic table with chairs are visibl...
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...

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