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USDA Division of Cereal Crops and Diseases Photographs Collection

Items in the USDA Division of Cereal Crops and Diseases Photographs Collection Collection

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Popcorn and candy stand in a park

Popcorn and candy stand in a park

Popcorn and Candy stand

Hopi boy planting corn

Hopi boy planting corn

Hopi boy planting corn

Sioux Native Americans on the Oak River Reservation

Sioux Native Americans on the Oak River Reservation

Sioux Native Americans holding corn

Popcorn vendor at Paris, Illinois

Popcorn vendor at Paris, Illinois

Vendor with popcorn cart

Two samples of popcorn before and after popping, showing difference in expansibility.

Two samples of popcorn before and after popping, showing difference in expansibility.

Popped and unpopped samples of popcorn

First cultivation of corn at Arlington Farm, Virginia, Notice the Washington Monument in the background.

First cultivation of corn at Arlington Farm, Virginia, Notice the Washington Monument in the background.

Horse-drawn plow at Arlington Farm

Harvesting popcorn with a mechanical picker.

Harvesting popcorn with a mechanical picker.

Mechanical picker

Popcorn storage houses of the Albert Dickinson Co.

Popcorn storage houses of the Albert Dickinson Co.

Popcorn storage houses

Wire cloth bag for storing popcorn.

Wire cloth bag for storing popcorn.

Wire mesh bag full of corn hanging on post

Outgoing popcorn shipment, Neuber and Bruce

Outgoing popcorn shipment, Neuber and Bruce

Bags of popcorn on a railroad loading dock

Popped popcorn!

Popped popcorn!

Popped popcorn

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USDA Division of Cereal Crops and Diseases Photographs Collection