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USDA Animal Husbandry Division Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0248
Content Description

The USDA Animal Husbandry Division Photograph Collection contains acetate and glass negatives with photographs of animals such as cattle, pigs, swine, poultry, sheep, quail, hare, rabbits, and mink. Also included are images of Bureau of Animal Industry employees. Photographs were taken in Beltsville, Maryland, and other locations within the United States and foreign countries.

Dates: 1904-1954; Majority of material found within 1923-1954

USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Cattle Reproduction Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS0447
Content Description The USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center Cattle Reproduction Photographs consist of approximately 100 black and white photographs in an album showing cattle reproduction subjects, such as artificial insemination, animal anatomy, and pathology. Photographs are primarily taken in Beltsville, Maryland, or at another USDA location; some are labeled. The album cover carries the title, "Beltsville Bulls"; however, the word "Bulls" appears to be partially erased. Photographs depict both...
Dates: 1926-1938; Majority of material found within 1930-1931

USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Guinea Pig Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0388
Content Description

The USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Guinea Pig Records contain the birth records of guinea pigs bred by the Bureau's Animal Husbandry Division for its early 20th century animal genetics research. The records span the years 1906 to 1915 and 1926 to 1933. There are no records from 1916 to 1925.

Dates: 1906-1933

USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0178
Content Description The USDA Bureau of Animal Industry Photograph Collection, also known as the Animal Science Institute (ASI) Archives, comprises black-and-white photographs, 531 glass negatives, and 1,220 acetate negatives of images covering many aspects of animal production. Subjects include animal anatomy, animal housing, products such as wool, meat processing procedures and equipment, cuts of beef, animal diseases, and research laboratories. Photographs document people involved in the work of the Bureau of...
Dates: 1913-1959

USDA Bureau of Dairy Industry Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0031
Introduction The USDA Bureau of Dairy Industry Records contain materials on subjects related to the care and production of dairy animals, including applicable laws, byproducts, models, and animal well-being. Notable names appearing in this collection are Carl William (C.W.) Larson, Ollie Ezekiel Reed, J.H. McClain, Dr. Louis Pasteur, President Dwight David Eisenhower, and Dr. G.W. Pope. The materials span the years 1908 to 1983, with the bulk produced between 1960 and 1983. The materials are in good...
Dates: 1908-1983; Majority of material found within 1960-1967

USDA Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Collection on Poultry Feather Research

 Collection
Identifier: MS0484
Content Description

The USDA Environmental Chemistry Laboratory Collection on Poultry Feather Research consists of photographs and negatives of poultry science activities and staff, business notes and correspondence, and approximately 30 samples of products made from feathers, such as fabric swatches, cardboard, and yarn.

Dates: 1943-1999; Majority of material found within 1998-1999

USDA Food Quality Laboratory Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: MS0398
Content Description The USDA Food Quality Laboratory Photograph Albums consist of three albums that document the facilities, equipment, and processes used in studies of meat production at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Beltsville (Maryland) Agricultural Research Center (BARC). Photographs show the exterior of the abattoir at BARC-East, interior views of the Meat Quality Laboratory, scientific instruments and equipment, meat grading and cutting, comparative meat samples, and exhibits. There are also...
Dates: 1916-1940; Majority of material found within 1925-1928

USDA Foot and Mouth Disease Research Laboratory Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0375
Content Description

The USDA Foot and Mouth Disease Research Laboratory Records consist of office files, correspondence, newspaper clippings, press releases, publications, reports to Congress, and materials related to cooperation between the United States and Mexico to eradicate foot-and-mouth disease in Mexico. These records support the plans of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase the security of the United States from foot-and-mouth disease through research during the late 1940s.

Dates: 1943-1956; Majority of material found within 1947-1949

USDA Leather and Paper Laboratory Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0224
Content Description

The USDA Leather and Paper Laboratory Records include notebooks of specimen records, black and white photographs of animal and fish hides and skins, and publications.

Dates: 1904-1986

USDA Livestock Insects Laboratory Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS0253
Content Description

The USDA Livestock Insects Laboratory Records include reports, data sheets, correspondence, technical bulletins, and journal articles.

Dates: 1932-1986; Majority of material found within 1970-1986

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