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Packing Eggs

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A woman wearing a dress is standing behind a table at the Holden Farm while packing eggs into cardboard holders. The holders are piled on a candling table to her right.

Date Created:
June 1925
Creator:
International Harvester Company

Publication Information

Creator International Harvester Company
Date Created June 1925

Physical Description

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Collection Information

Source Collection International Harvester Company, Agricultural Extension Department photograph albums, 1902-1935

Copyright Information

Copyright Status IN COPYRIGHT
Unique ID
W0149XJ
Legacy ID
WHi 75201

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Candling Eggs

Candling Eggs

June 1925

A woman wearing a dress sitting indoors to candle eggs at the Holden Farm. Cartons of eggs are piled on a table to her left, and household furniture is in the background.

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Helen Holden Besemer Candling Eggs

Helen Holden Besemer Candling Eggs

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Helen Holden Besemer sitting in a wooden chair to candle eggs at Holden Poultry Farm.

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Woman Candling Eggs

Woman Candling Eggs

June 1925

A seated woman candling eggs at Holden Farm.

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Superior Hatchery

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Three men inspecting eggs in large cartons on multi-tiered shelves at Superior Hatchery. Cardboard cartons are piled in the center aisle.

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Man Catching Chickens

Man Catching Chickens

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A man standing in front of a poultry house at Holden farm removing a chicken from a fish landing net after catching it. A number of chickens stand in the yard surrounding the poultry house.

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Cleaning a Poultry House

Cleaning a Poultry House

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A man wearing rubber boots using a broom and lye solution to scrub the floor of a poultry house at Holden Farm.

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