Woman Painting Corn
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With a fresh ear of corn in her lap as a model, a Department of Agriculture employee paints a sign for the Cooperative Extension Service. Established in 1914 to provide agricultural and home economics education to farm families—then over 30 percent of the population—the Extension Service produced classes, radio and television programs, and exhibits.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture.
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5729280Full Citation: Photograph 16-EX-9-1; Woman Painting Corn; Photographic Prints of USDA Exhibits and Other Exhibits, 1900 - 1953; Records of the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, Record Group 16; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/woman-painting-corn, April 20, 2024]