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News and Highlights: From the Vault (November 2005)
Happy Thanksgiving!
The University of Maryland has a long agricultural tradition.
One of Maryland's champion junior turkey producers, Glen Burnie, 1960. The 4-H and FFA Turkey Show was sponsored by the Maryland Turkey Producer's Assocation.
Thanksgiving isn't the only time to eat Maryland turkey!
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Fry and family of Montgomery County, Maryland, entertain FAO Delagates R. J. Nork of Norway, A. E. Langsacter of Norway, and N. G. Abhyankar and family of India, for Thanksgiving dinner. 1950s. This photograph is from the Records of the Cooperative Extension Service.
This woman fills a bushel of apples. This photograph is from the Records of the Agricultural Experiment Station.
Additional Resources
- Collections by Subject: Agriculture in Maryland
- Maryland Agriculture Exhibit
- National Agriculture Library Special Collections
- National Agricultural Library and University of Maryland Libraries Cooperative Agreement
See previous From the Vault entries.