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| Date: | 10 02 1926 |
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| Description: | Four men selecting seed corn ears in a cornfield. |
| Date: | 04 14 1946 |
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| Description: | Jack Pelton, operator of the Pelton Seed and Supply Company, 1004 South Park Street, shown with a customer in his store. |
| Date: | 09 26 1928 |
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| Description: | Copy of a photo of plant and food display of the "Great Northern Seed Company." |
| Date: | 05 05 1947 |
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| Description: | Blaney Hybred Seed Co. farm buildings, showing Despatch Super Convection Heater built by Despatch Oven Company, Minneapolis. |
| Date: | 04 20 1944 |
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| Description: | Mary Kessenich Schmitz, sitting with her children Martha and David, looking at garden seed catalogs. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Display in the window of John J. Blied & Sons promoting victory gardens and featuring seed packets, hoes, and watering cans. |
| Community: | Madison |
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| County: | Dane |
| Historic Name: | Agronomy Seed Laboratory |
| Reference Number: | 160463 |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 09 2013 |
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| Description: | Close-up view of Hollyhocks with last flowers and seeds making shadows on the side of a building. |
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| Description: | An exhibit of baskets which were probably created by American Indians in Wisconsin. A sign on the wall above the display case reads: "Seed Gatherers of the... |
| Date: | 09 2013 |
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| Description: | Sunflower plant with giant weeping seed heads standing near a wire fence in a community garden in the autumn. |
| Date: | 03 02 1954 |
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| 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. |
| Community: | Madison |
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| County: | Dane |
| Historic Name: | Andrew H. Wright House |
| Reference Number: | 75252 |
| Date: | 05 14 1944 |
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| Description: | Linda Seed, lifeguard, is removing sand from the eye of John Hilhard with the help of Jackie Klopp, who is handing her an ampule of olive oil to soothe Joh... |
| Community: | Madison |
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| County: | Dane |
| Historic Name: | RAY C. & THELMA ECKERT HOUSE |
| Reference Number: | 222070 |
| Date: | 02 19 1953 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Henry Hetland with a grapefruit plant that she grew from seeds, and a squash that grew from a vine she planted outside her home. She has observed that... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with children raking, spading, and posing alongside a yard with newly planted seeds (Neig... |
| Date: | 04 14 1931 |
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| Description: | Design made from various kernels of grain. Taken for the Wisconsin Engraving Co. |
| Date: | 05 05 1947 |
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| Description: | Blaney Farms bookkeeper at a desk in the office. |
| Community: | Madison |
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| County: | Dane |
| Historic Name: | Harlan & Patricia Reif House |
| Reference Number: | 228328 |
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