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Essay (11 pages) about Boer farm-life, the Bantu people and the Basuto tribe.

Names:
Larrabee, Constance Stuart  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Larrabee, Constance Stuart  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, EEPA 1998-006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1998-006, Item 47
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Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 2: Manuscript Materials / South Africa: The Afrikaners, Nagmaal
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7470f3781-5e25-47d1-a42c-a6d08da74cf7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1998-006-ref15272

Letter (typed) to "Karen" from David O.M. Gooday, describing farm life in Swaziland.

Names:
Larrabee, Constance Stuart  Search this
Collection Photographer:
Larrabee, Constance Stuart  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1985 November 20
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Collection Citation:
Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection, EEPA 1998-006, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
EEPA.1998-006, Item 111
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Constance Stuart Larrabee Collection / Series 2: Manuscript Materials / South Africa: Swaziland
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7e0b15cb1-637f-4317-b20f-d91669a9f74f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1998-006-ref15339

Contest Letters #4483-4518

Collection Creator:
W. Atlee Burpee Company  Search this
Burpee, W. Atlee (Washington Atlee), 1858-1915  Search this
Burpee, David, 1893-1980  Search this
James Vick's Sons (Rochester, N.Y.).  Search this
Wm. Henry Maule (Firm)  Search this
Extent:
1 Folder
Container:
Box 271, Folder 23
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1924
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, W. Atlee Burpee & Company Records.
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W. Atlee Burpee & Company records / Series 2: Business Records / 2.3: Advertising and Promotions / 2.3.C: Customer Testimonials and Contest Letters / What Burpee Seeds Have Done for Me Contest
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64c023950-1bf9-46f0-8521-d76645ec8c4b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-bur-ref1294
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Contest Letters #4569-4599

Collection Creator:
W. Atlee Burpee Company  Search this
Burpee, W. Atlee (Washington Atlee), 1858-1915  Search this
Burpee, David, 1893-1980  Search this
James Vick's Sons (Rochester, N.Y.).  Search this
Wm. Henry Maule (Firm)  Search this
Extent:
1 Folder
Container:
Box 271, Folder 25
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1924
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, W. Atlee Burpee & Company Records.
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W. Atlee Burpee & Company records
W. Atlee Burpee & Company records / Series 2: Business Records / 2.3: Advertising and Promotions / 2.3.C: Customer Testimonials and Contest Letters / What Burpee Seeds Have Done for Me Contest
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c9ef9368-bb83-4abf-b312-dbecd05dba99
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-bur-ref1296
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Alfred Montgomery papers, [ca. 1900-1957]

Creator:
Montgomery, Alfred E. A., 1857-1922  Search this
Citation:
Alfred Montgomery papers, [ca. 1900-1957]. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)8013
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)210182
AAA_collcode_montalfr
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_210182

Life on the Border

Collection Creator:
National Film and Sound Archive (Australia)  Search this
Extent:
1 Film reel (10 minutes, toned black-and-white silent; 700 feet, 35mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1916
Scope and Contents:
Incomplete edited film made by Selig Polyscope dramatizes a story of Indians hunting a bear. They arrive at an isolated settler's cabin where they find alcohol. Drunk, they set fire to the cabin and barn, unaware that a woman had been accidentally locked in the barn and her daughter was hiding just outside it. While working in the forest, the woman's husband senses trouble and returns home, just in time to save his family from the flames.

Legacy Keywords: Indians of North America ; Alcohol drunkenness ; Fire depicted ; Farm life ; Western states (U.S.) ; North America ; United States
Local Number:
HSFA 1994.14.6
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9b77ec08d-0c1f-4542-b7ff-e1939c8eda68
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1989-09-ref15

A corner of the flower farm in harvest time from American homes and gardens.

Language:
English
Type:
Photographic prints
Publication Place:
New York
Date:
1905
Publication Date:
1905-1915
Topic:
Farm life  Search this
Floriculture  Search this
Flower Farming  Search this
Domestic Architecture  Search this
Landscape Gardening  Search this
Publisher:
Munn and Co.
Image ID:
SIL-americanhomesga41907newy_0261_crop
Catalog ID:
182094
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68298

The white mule is a gift to Lady Alington to Sultan of Turkey from American homes and gardens.

Language:
English
Type:
Photographic prints
Publication Place:
New York
Date:
1908
Publication Date:
1905-1915
Topic:
Farm Life  Search this
Farming  Search this
Mules  Search this
Publisher:
Munn and Co.
Image ID:
SIL-americanhomesgar51908newy_0098_crop
Catalog ID:
182094
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68299

Brittany from Nature and Art.

Language:
English
Type:
Prints
Place:
Brittany, France
Publication Place:
Chicago, Illinois
Publication Date:
1900-1907
Topic:
Farm life  Search this
Cattle  Search this
Livestock  Search this
Farming  Search this
Publisher:
A.W. Mumford
Image ID:
SIL-birdsnature811900chic_0042
Catalog ID:
422539
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68327

A flock of nearly two thousand Angoras photographed at Ward's Ranch Manor from American homes and gardens.

Language:
English
Type:
Photographic prints
Publication Place:
New York
Date:
1905
Publication Date:
1905-1915
Topic:
Farm life  Search this
Sheep  Search this
Goats  Search this
Farming  Search this
Publisher:
Munn and Co.
Image ID:
SIL-americanhomesgar11905newy_0098_crop
Catalog ID:
182094
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68330

Crop harvest from Nature and Art.

Language:
English
Type:
Prints
Publication Place:
Chicago, Illinois
Date:
1900
Publication Date:
1900-1907
Topic:
Farm life  Search this
Reaper  Search this
Machines  Search this
Farming  Search this
Publisher:
A.W. Mumford
Image ID:
SIL-birdsnature811900chic_0051_crop
Catalog ID:
422539
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68331

Carrying crated chickens and eggs to market from American homes and gardens.

Language:
English
Type:
Photographic prints
Publication Place:
New York
Date:
1910
Publication Date:
1905-1915
Topic:
Farm life  Search this
Machines  Search this
Engines  Search this
Farming  Search this
Automobiles  Search this
Publisher:
Munn and Co.
Image ID:
SIL-americanhomesgar71910newy_0432_crop
Catalog ID:
182094
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68332

Here is a picture of what is called "salt farming" from Popular electricity magazine in plain English.

Language:
English
Type:
Photographic prints
Publication Place:
Chicago, Illinois
Date:
1912-1913
Publication Date:
1912-1913
Topic:
Farm life  Search this
Salt Farming  Search this
Publisher:
Popular Electricity Pub. Co.
Image ID:
SIL-popularelectric619131chic_1139_crop
Catalog ID:
472773
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68333

The milking of ten to fifteen cows an hour with hydraulic apparatus from American homes and gardens.

Language:
English
Type:
Photographic prints
Publication Place:
New York
Date:
1911
Publication Date:
1905-1915
Topic:
Farm life  Search this
Dairy cows  Search this
Milking  Search this
Farming  Search this
Publisher:
Munn and Co.
Image ID:
SIL-americanhomesgar81911newy_0615_crop
Catalog ID:
182094
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68334

Farm "Strobel und Marquardt" from Mit Pinsel und Palette durch Kamerun.

Language:
German
Type:
Prints
Publication Place:
Leipzig
Date:
1912
Publication Date:
1912
Topic:
Farm life  Search this
Land  Search this
Acre  Search this
Farming  Search this
Cameroon  Search this
Publisher:
List und von Bressensdorf
Image ID:
SIL-mitpinselundpale00voll_0041_crop
Catalog ID:
 239802
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
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Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:silgoi_68335

Project for Tapestry Dedicated to Farm Life

Artist:
Jean-Baptiste Huet, French, 1745 – 1811  Search this
Medium:
Pen and black ink, brush and wash on off-white laid paper
Dimensions:
19.7 x 37.7 cm (7 3/4 x 14 13/16 in.)
Mat (Mat): 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
Type:
textile designs
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
France
Date:
1780–95
Credit Line:
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number:
1911-28-142
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ffdb10c1-848c-4da6-9e61-79cba6ea4d6d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1911-28-142
Online Media:

Plowing

Artist:
Leo Breslau, born New York City 1909-died Pompano Beach, FL 2005  Search this
Medium:
oil on wood: plywood
Dimensions:
29 7/8 x 35 7/8 in. (75.8 x 91.2 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1934
Topic:
Landscape\mountain  Search this
Landscape\farm  Search this
Animal\horse  Search this
Figure male\full length  Search this
Occupation\farm\sowing  Search this
New Deal\Public Works of Art Project\New York City  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
Object number:
1964.1.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7993597a7-3fc2-4ffb-8875-680da23f3c48
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1964.1.2

Early Morning Work

Artist:
William H. Johnson, born Florence, SC 1901-died Central Islip, NY 1970  Search this
Medium:
oil on burlap
Dimensions:
38 1/2 x 45 5/8 in. (97.8 x 115.9 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
ca. 1940
Topic:
Figure group\family  Search this
African American  Search this
Animal\donkey  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
1967.59.1082
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b366e51c-31d3-427c-b1d3-cc0857d09a4f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.59.1082

Butchering Day

Artist:
Jennie Cell, born Charleston, IL 1905-died Charleston, IL 1988  Search this
Medium:
oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
16 1/8 x 26 1/2 in. (40.8 x 67.3 cm)
Type:
Painting
Folk Art
Date:
ca. 1955
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Landscape\farm  Search this
Occupation\farm\animal husbandry  Search this
Animal\pig  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Mundis
Object number:
1972.55.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk71ca9bed4-fac7-4f58-b48d-636f7b0479f9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1972.55.1

Pruning Time

Artist:
Jennie Cell, born Charleston, IL 1905-died Charleston, IL 1988  Search this
Medium:
oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
16 1/2 x 28 1/8 in. (42.0 x 71.3 cm)
Type:
Painting
Folk Art
Date:
ca. 1955
Topic:
Figure group\male  Search this
Landscape\orchard  Search this
Occupation\domestic\gardening  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Mundis
Object number:
1972.55.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk778d94583-3d91-4f33-b516-8b53b3d63cbe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1972.55.2

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