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A Food Map of the United States Showing the Part Played by Each of Our States in Supplying the Nation's Larder 0.1 Cubic Feet 45 x 35 in.

Fancher, Louis D., 1884-1944
Pictorial map of the United States, depicting the chief food products of each of the then-48 states, illustrated with cartoon representations of workers and consumers. Four inset maps depict sources of poultry, grains, meat and fish; and the geographic extent of the A&P grocery chain, including warehouse and buyer locations. Produced for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair ("A Century of Progress"), the map is accompanied by promotional text extolling advances in commercial food production and marketing. Content Warning: This item contains illustrations that users may find distressing or offensive, including depictions of racial caricatures and stereotypes. Please engage with the materials at your discretion..
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Agrico Farmer's Account Book 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

American Agricultural Chemical Company
The Agrico Farmer's Account Book contains handwritten notes throughout from an unidentified farmer. The entries include documentation of cattle birth and sales. The book was published by the American Agricultural Chemical Company to advertise Agrico fertilizer.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Agricultural Ephemera Collection 0.7 Cubic Feet 1 box; 1 folder

The Agricultural Ephemera Collection was established in 2015. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats (advertisements, order forms and blanks, postcards, clippings, and more) that relate to agriculture, farming, livestock, and poultry & fowl, dating from the late 19th century to the present.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Alice Ross Culinary Ephemera Collection 4.8 Cubic Feet 16 boxes

Ross, Alice, 1930-
The Alice Ross Ephemera Collection includes more than 2,000 pieces of ephemera related to food & culinary history, advertising/marketing, food production, agriculture, holidays and celebrations, and domestic culture, dating from the mid-19th to the mid/late 20th century.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

American Egg Board Collection 0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box

American Egg Board
This collection contains educational pamphlets, recipe cards, and other materials created by the American Egg Board and previously used as part of an exhibit. Also included are issues of the American Egg Board bulletin "Sunny Side Up" and reprints of Reader's Digest articles about the American Egg Board.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Ann A. Hertzler Collection 10.3 Cubic Feet 14 boxes, 1 oversize folder, 2 artifacts (on display)

Hertzler, Ann A., 1935-2014
The Ann A. Hertzler Collection contains biographical information, publications, project and subject files, and artifacts relating to Hertzler's professional career at the University of Missouri-Columbia (1974-1980) and Virginia Tech (1980-2001). Particular areas of emphasis are children's health and nutrition, food and food programs, and Extension publications from both colleges.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Anti-Saloon League of Virginia Notice 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder

West, J. W., Rev.
This collection includes an undated Notice of Temperate Meetings held by Rev. J. W. West, Field Secretary of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia. It includes subjects discussed and testimonials and probably dates between 1903-1909. The Anti-Saloon League of Virginia existed from 1901 to 1933, at the end of prohibition.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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