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Japanese Lantern Plant

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Dried arrangement of Japanese lantern plant in a vase for the Olds Seed Company catalog.
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1895
Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer's Seed Company catalog advertising varieties of berry seeds. The illustration features raspberries, blackberries, and...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Catalog Back Cover

Date: 1898
Description: The back cover design of the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog. The illustration features strawberries, tomatotos, and figs, and a woman and girl in a ga...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Catalog Back Cover

Date: 1913
Description: A back cover design for the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog. The illustration features a variety of flowers in the foreground, and in the background, a...
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Gladioli

Date: 1929
Description: A color advertisement featuring an illustration of a variety of Gladioli for sale in the Olds' Catalog from the L.L. Olds Seed Co.
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Seeds Cover Design

Date: 1945
Description: A cover design of the Olds' Seeds catalog from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The caption reads: "Victory Gardener by ???," and features a photograph of a woman we...
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1895
Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog advertising a variety of fruits, including cherries, pears, apples, apricots, plums and peaches....
Book or Pamphlet

Salzer Seed Company Advertisement

Date: 1898
Description: An advertisement in the John A. Salzer Seed Company catalog. The illustration features corn and oats, and two circular insets, one of factories and fields,...
Photograph

Rambler Roses

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

Salzer's Early Bird Radish

Date: 
Description: An illustration in the John A. Salzer's Seed Company catalog advertising early bird radishes. The illustration features a basket spilling over with radishe...
Print

Hoosier Alfalfa and Grass Seed Drill

Date: 1916
Description: General line catalog illustrations of two sides of a Hoosier alfalfa and grass seed drill. The text beneath the left illustration reads: "Makes the Growing...
Book or Pamphlet

Olds' Catalog Cover Design

Date: 1932
Description: The cover design of Olds' Catalog from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The subtitle reads: "Tells the Truth." The illustration features a melon cut in half, and veg...
Print

Kentucky Alfalfa and Grass Seed Drill

Date: 1917
Description: General line catalog illustrations showing two sides of a Kentucky alfalfa and grass seed drill. The text beneath the left illustration reads: "Fills a lon...
Book or Pamphlet

Empire Jr. Grain Drills

Date: 1917
Description: General line catalog color illustration of an Empire Jr. grain drill. The text beneath the illustration reads: "Empire Jr. Drills Save Costly Seed and Insu...
Photograph

Decoupage Art

Date: 03 02 1954
Description: A large decoupage still life of a flower arrangement made from seed catalog illustrations is displayed on an easel. The artwork was created by Fern Fowler.
Print

Milwaukee Reaper

Date: 1917
Description: General line catalog color illustration of a Milwaukee reaper. The text beneath the illustration reads: "A Light Draft Easily-Operated Machine Particularly...
Print

Kentucky ASM Drills

Date: 1917
Description: General line catalog color illustration of a Kentucky ASM drill. The text beneath the illustration reads: "Reduces the Chance of Crop Failure - Gives Every...
Book or Pamphlet

Kentucky Light-Draft Drills

Date: 1917
Description: General line catalog color illustration of a Kentucky Light-Draft Drill. The text beneath the illustration reads: "A Light-Draft Roller Bearing Drill Made ...
Book or Pamphlet

Planet Jr. Implement Catalogue Cover

Date: 1890
Description: Cover of the Planet Jr. catalog. Features an illustration of a man and young girl (about 5 or 6 years old) in a garden pushing a Planet Jr. Garden Drill to...

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