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Depicts training in farming at the National Farm School near Doylestown. Shows the care and feeding of poultry, cattle, and hogs, as well as planting and plowing techniques. Some views depict vegetables and eggs. Includes images of students spraying trees, working in greenhouses, and landscaping....
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1929-1943
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Depicts training in farming at the National Farm School near Doylestown. Shows the care and feeding of poultry, cattle, and hogs, as well as planting and plowing techniques. Some views depict vegetables and eggs. Includes images of students spraying trees, working in greenhouses, and landscaping. Portrays workers blacksmithing, woodworking, painting, fixing machinery, and riding tractors. Documents the arrival of Midwestern farmers at 30th Street Station. Also depicts students striking to get the dean to resign. Building exteriors included are Segal Hall, the Alumni Home, Mechanics Hall, and a dormitory. These subject entries for the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photo morgue are primarily for Places (buildings, parks, streets, etc.), Things (Bicycles, Bison, Blind Persons [just sampling the B's]), Events (Democratic National Convention 1936, Flourtown Fair, Harvest Week) and Social Constructs (Home Economics, City Planning, Eating & Drinking, etc.). Each of these subjects became a MARC record which included a call number. In the case of these records, the call numbers are the actual folder numbers for the materials referenced. Therefore, these subject headings are really also an index for this section of the Philadelphia Record newspaper's photograph morgue. [The name section of the Philadelphia Record photo morgue represents individuals, A-Z, and |
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Part of the Philadelphia Record Photograph Collection; for general information, see collection record. |
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66 photoprints : silver gelatin |