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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...
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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...
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Seed Corn Experiment

Date: 1926
Description: Field of seed corn experiment.
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

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

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...
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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Vase of Dahlias

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Vase of Dahlias for the Olds Seed Company catalog.
Photograph

Dahlia Flower Heads

Date: 10 12 1927
Description: Arrangement of dahlia flower heads for Olds Seed Company catalog.
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...
Photograph

Green & Company Truck

Date: 04 30 1936
Description: Three men loading seed sacks into Green & Company Ford semi-trailer truck at Olds Seed Co. loading dock, 722 Williamson Street. Sign on truck reads: "Green...
Photograph

Dahlias in Three Vases

Date: 10 12 1927
Description: Dahlias in three vases for the Olds Seed Company catalog.
Photograph

Olds Seed Company Trucks

Date: 01 29 1936
Description: Three men loading two L.L. Olds Seed Co. trucks with out-going mail, at 722 Williamson Street.
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Standard Seed Company

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Description: Standard Seed Company located at 732 Williamson Street, built in 1898. The company moved to 653 West Washington Avenue in 1940.
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 05 1954
Description: Two members of the Madison Business and Professional Women's Club examining seeds. Mrs. R.R. McKay, office and personnel manager for the Seed Certification...
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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.
Photograph

Madison Victory Gardener Purchasing Supplies

Date: 03 19 1944
Description: Alvan Rothermel, Glen Oak Hills, purchasing seed, labels and tools, for his Victory garden from Louis Schuster, manager of the L.L. Olds Seed Company, 720 ...
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.

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