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Pharsalia : an environmental biography of a southern plantation, 1780-1880 / Lynn A. Nelson

Author:
Nelson, Lynn A. 1967-  Search this
Subject:
Massey family  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 295 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Virginia
Pharsalia Plantation
Pharsalia Plantation (Va.)
Date:
2007
C2007
Topic:
Agricultural ecology--History  Search this
Agriculture--History  Search this
Agricultural conservation--History  Search this
Slavery--History  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_927985
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Wife of Man with Book on Agriculture, (painting)

Painter:
Phillips, Ammi 1788-1865  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Collection Williamsburg Virginia 23185
Date:
Ca. 1849
Topic:
Portrait female  Search this
Primitive  Search this
Control number:
IAP 82320226
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_198885
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In old Virginia : slavery, farming, and society in the journal of John Walker / Claudia L. Bushman

Author:
Bushman, Claudia L  Search this
Walker, John 1785-1867  Search this
Subject:
Walker, John 1785-1867  Search this
Walker, John 1785-1867  Search this
Physical description:
xix, 292 p. ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Diaries
Place:
Virginia
Tidewater (Region)
Tidewater (Va. : Region)
Date:
2002
19th century
Topic:
Farmers  Search this
Country life--History  Search this
Agriculture--History  Search this
Slavery--History  Search this
Social conditions  Search this
Economic conditions  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_688364
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Birds of West Virginia, their economic value and aesthetic beauty ... I.H. Johnston, State Ornithologist, compiled and published by State Department of Agriculture

Author:
West Virginia State Ornithologist  Search this
Physical description:
138 p. illus. (part col.) pl. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
West Virginia
Date:
1923
Topic:
Birds  Search this
Birds--Conservation  Search this
Call number:
QL684.W4 A1
QL684.W4A1
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_63722
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Agriculture, (painting)

Painter:
Kroll, Leon 1884-1974  Search this
Type:
Paintings-Mural
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Indiana State Capitol Indiana
Date:
1951-52
Topic:
Occupation--Farm  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Agriculture  Search this
Control number:
IAP 86920161
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_236116
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(Early Industries and Present Day Industries), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Fowler, Mary Blackford 1892-  Search this
Medium:
Unglazed terra cotta
Type:
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Newport News Post Office, Court House & Custom House Public lobby Newport News Virginia
Topic:
History--United States--Colonization  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Industry  Search this
Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Agriculture  Search this
Occupation--Farm--Harvesting  Search this
Object--Vegetable--Corn  Search this
Object--Foliage--Tobacco  Search this
Control number:
IAS 77003135
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_22166
view Dealing in Green Gold: The Ginseng Trade in West Virginia digital asset number 1

Dealing in Green Gold: The Ginseng Trade in West Virginia

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Conversations and talks
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:05:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_b69d8c5cbd818c77aa476d1d5aefe7d1
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Agricultural change in the northern neck of Virginia : 1700-1860 : an historical geography / by James Blaine Gouger III

Author:
Gouger, James Blaine 1942-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 166 leaves : ill., maps ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Virginia
Date:
1976
Topic:
Agriculture--History  Search this
Agriculture--Economic conditions  Search this
Land tenure  Search this
Call number:
S451.V8G69 1980
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_96837
view Science Service, Up Close: The Sleeplessness Study, Part 1 - Insomniacs digital asset number 1

Science Service, Up Close: The Sleeplessness Study, Part 1 - Insomniacs

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution Archives  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 18 Aug 2015 11:00:00 +0000
Topic:
Archive  Search this
See more posts:
The Bigger Picture | Smithsonian Institution Archives
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_959bd9433b5cbe1c44dc34bb5afa9c31
view 10 Surprising Things about American Ginseng digital asset number 1

10 Surprising Things about American Ginseng

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Mon, 13 May 2019 14:43:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_61a11214cbbc78a239b526b8b255bc57
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Rambles in the path of the steam-horse : an off-hand olla podrida, embracing a general historical and descriptive view of the scenery, agricultural and mineral resources, and prominent features of the travelled route from Baltimore to Harper's Ferry, Cumberland, Wheeling, Cincinnati, and Louisville / by Ele Bowen ..

Title:
Baltimore & Ohio r. road
Author:
Bowen, Eli b. 1824  Search this
Lithographer:
T. Sinclair's Lith.  Search this
Subject:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 432 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Maryland
Virginia
Ohio
Date:
1855
Topic:
Description and travel  Search this
Call number:
E166 .B78 1855
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_64688
view Cicadelloidea / by Z. P. Metcalf digital asset number 1

Cicadelloidea / by Z. P. Metcalf

Author:
Metcalf, Zeno Payne 1885-1956  Search this
Burnside, Virginia Wade  Search this
North Carolina State University  Search this
United States Agricultural Research Service  Search this
Physical description:
17 pts. in 8 v. ; 24 cm. & index
Type:
Electronic resources
Date:
1965
1971
1965-1971
Topic:
Homoptera  Search this
Leafhoppers  Search this
Cicadelloidea  Search this
Call number:
QL525.M58
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_95306
view History lovers' 10 must-read blog posts of 2014 digital asset number 1

History lovers' 10 must-read blog posts of 2014

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:20:39 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more posts:
Blog Feed
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_2f633e0ed3b60027cb3117247e4b8c9c
view George Washington weighs his hogs digital asset number 1

George Washington weighs his hogs

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 06 Jun 2017 21:29:46 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more posts:
Blog Feed
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_41e877108e047485334160dd550a215d
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Thomas Jefferson's Farm book, with commentary and relevant extracts from other writings; edited by Edwin Morris Betts

Author:
Jefferson, Thomas 1743-1826  Search this
Betts, Edwin Morris 1892-1958  Search this
Physical description:
xxii p., facsim. (178 (i. e. 168) p.), 552 p. illus., port., maps. 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Virginia
Date:
1953
Topic:
Agriculture  Search this
Call number:
CT275.J45 A1f
S451.V8J4X
CT275.J45A1f
S451.V8J4X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_62730
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The way of improvement leads home : Philip Vickers Fithian and the rural Enlightenment in early America / John Fea

Author:
Fea, John  Search this
Subject:
Fithian, Philip Vickers 1747-1776  Search this
Physical description:
269 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
Virginia
New Jersey
United States
Date:
2008
C2008
18th century
To 1775
Revolution, 1775-1783
Topic:
Diarists  Search this
Tutors and tutoring  Search this
Presbyterians  Search this
Plantation life--History  Search this
Enlightenment  Search this
American diaries--History and criticism  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
History  Search this
Chaplains  Search this
Intellectual life  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_964334
view Suit up! Honoring Latino heritage on the field digital asset number 1

Suit up! Honoring Latino heritage on the field

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 14 Sep 2021 20:19:27 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more posts:
Blog Feed
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_b8d2706da49d253bd17144e2d367f2a2
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Out of many, one people : the historical archaeology of colonial Jamaica / edited by James A. Delle, Mark W. Hauser, and Douglas Armstrong

Author:
Delle, James A  Search this
Hauser, Mark W  Search this
Armstrong, Douglas V  Search this
Physical description:
x, 332 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Jamaica
Date:
2011
C2011
Topic:
Archaeology and history  Search this
Excavations (Archaeology)  Search this
Historic sites  Search this
Material culture--History  Search this
Plantation life--History  Search this
Slaves--Social life and customs  Search this
Antiquities  Search this
History, Local  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_973847
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Spirits of just men : mountaineers, liquor bosses, and lawmen in the moonshine capital of the world / Charles D. Thompson Jr

Author:
Thompson, Charles D (Charles Dillard) Jr. 1956-  Search this
Subject:
Lee, Charles Carter -1958  Search this
Physical description:
xxix, 269 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Trials, litigation, etc
Place:
Virginia
Franklin County
Franklin County (Va.)
Date:
2011
C2011
20th century
Topic:
Distilling, Illicit--History  Search this
Mountain life  Search this
Mountain people  Search this
History  Search this
Religious life and customs  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_975071
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America's wetland : an environmental and cultural history of tidewater Virginia and North Carolina / Roy T. Sawyer

Author:
Sawyer, Roy T  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 260 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Virginia
Atlantic Coast
North Carolina
Atlantic Coast (Va.)
Atlantic Coast (N.C.)
Date:
2010
Topic:
Wetland ecology  Search this
Drainage--Environmental aspects  Search this
Climatic changes  Search this
Environmental conditions  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_948767

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