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USDA Potato Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0358

  • Staff Only

Content Description

The USDA Potato Research Collection consists primarily of photographs used for research studies, which document labs, fields, experiments, types of potatoes, equipment, personnel, and staff portraits. Various locations are represented, including: Potomac Flats in Washington, D.C.; Honeoye Falls, New York; the Colorado Potato Experiment Station; and locations in Idaho, Oregon, California, Minnesota, Michigan, South Dakota, and Texas. Formats are mostly black and white photograph prints, but film negatives, glass plate negatives, and glass prints are also included.

Dates

  • Creation: 1907-1945
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1910-1938

Conditions Governing Access

Total Size of Collection

1 records_box

1 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Genres

agricultural art and memorabilia, photographs

Status
Unprocessed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the National Agricultural Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue
Room 309
Beltsville Maryland 20705 USA
301-504-5876