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[Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a corn shucking contest, sponsored by Medina County 4-H Clubs, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man is jumping in the air and the other participants are kneeling over large tubs. Other female participants and an emcee are standing in the background.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a corn shucking contest, sponsored by Medina County 4-H Clubs, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. A man is jumping in the air and the other participants are kneeling over large tubs. Other female participants and an emcee are standing in the background.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a corn shucking contest, sponsored by Medina County 4-H Clubs, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The participants are kneeling over large tubs. Other people are standing behind them.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Corn Shucking Contest]

Description: Photograph of a corn shucking contest, sponsored by Medina County 4-H Clubs, at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio, Texas. The participants are kneeling over large tubs. Other people are standing behind them.
Date: [1997-07-31..1997-08-03]
Creator: Informedia
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Matilda Dodd to Mr. Moore and Sis, August 31, 1879]

Description: She was glad to hear that the Moore's were doing well and mentions they are doing well also. The weather is still warm, but they are expecting more rain after a thunderstorm last Saturday. They are plowing to sow wheat. The Christians have had preaching every night and Abe and Bettie went to Union to preach. Bob has made cider and sold $3 worth in town. They have apples falling and peaches that are ripe. Dinky and Bettie are going to can some apples. They have beans, tomatoes, sweet potatoes in… more
Date: August 31, 1879
Creator: Dodd, Matilda
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Dinkie, Willie, and Alice McGee to Charles and Mollie Moore, March 31, 1882]

Description: Dinkie is suffering from neuralgia in her head. Birdie had a cough and she visited Abe and Bettie and her parents. She also visited Mrs. Summers and Miss Mal. She has fourteen chicks and a hen that won't set eggs. Henry hasn't planted corn yet because it has been raining so much. She wishes Birdie and Linnet could be together. Ike Jones is working for them. She has irish potatoes and peas. Alice Donnell came to visit and mentioned that Old Bill had gone to Texas. Her head hurts so she ask that … more
Date: March 31, 1882
Creator: McGee, Dinkie; McGee, Willie & McGee, Alice
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Seed-Dropper.

Description: Patent for a seed dropper that is used to drop peas or other seeds between hills of corn. This tool is very light and can be handled with one hand.
Date: July 31, 1917
Creator: Hefner, John M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Corn and Cotton Planter

Description: Patent for "a machine for planting corn or cotton, that may be attached to almost any kind of plow, simple in construction, easily repaired by an ordinary blacksmith, and capable of use in a satisfactory manner for planing where stumps and rocks would interfere with the operation of machines of ordinary construction" (lines 9-15).
Date: August 31, 1880
Creator: Krüger, Theodore Charles Herman
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Corn-Heading Knife

Description: Patent for improvements in the cutting blades of corn-heading knives that are worn on the hands. Illustrations included.
Date: March 31, 1914
Creator: Owen, Melville D. & Owen, Leo
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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