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National Agricultural Library
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Exhibits

Celebrating 200 Years of the House Committee on Agriculture (1820-2020)

Browse the Committee Timeline

George Washington Carver

Meet George Washington Carver

Apron Strings and Kitchen Sinks: The USDA Bureau of Home Economics

Access Home Economics

Shaping the US Animal Welfare Act (1965-2019) Timeline

View the AWA Timeline

Mailboxes, Mom, and Pop Stands, and Markets: Local Foods Then and Now

View Local Foods Then and Now

"Frost on Chickens" Digital Exhibit

Examine Frost on Chickens

How Did We Can? The Evolution of Home Canning Practices

Open the Canning Exhibit

Housing in Rural America

See Housing in Rural America

Small Agriculture Digital Exhibit

Learn about Small-Scale Farming

Popcorn: Ingrained in America's Agricultural History

Explore America's Popcorn History

Rare Books

Discover the Rare Books Exhibit

An Illustrated Expedition of North America

engraving produced by a process of etching, mouth of fox river
Browse the Illustrated Exhibit

Historic Poster Collections

a new day-a new way (1972)
See the Posters

Nursery and Seed Trade Catalogs

Digitized cover from Special Collections Seed Catalog Collection
View the Catalogs

Archeological Discoveries During Stream Restoration

Archeological dig site
Dig into the Archeological Exhibit

USDA's Contributions to Veterinary Parasitology

Study the Parasitology Exhibit