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Title
Three students gather tomatoes from the war garden, 1918
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Institution
Mount Holyoke College
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Description
Black and white photograph of three students gathering tomatoes from the war garden in 1918. Typescript on back of photograph reads: "In 1918 Mount Holyoke College laid out a 28-acre war garden, the first among women's colleges. Students tended these gardens and helped to harvest many a bumper crop. Here, garbed in flowing overalls, three students gather tomatoes."
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Date
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Format
Photographs
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Physical Description
Inscribed on back of photograph: "LD 7093.8 W3", "Box 2 Fol. 2", "gathering tomatoes", "rg30-2-2-2-8-30000001", "V.F. G/6"; Stamped: "Return to the News Bureau Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Mass."; Label with typescript: "The News Bureau Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, Massachusetts In 1918 Mount Holyoke College laid out a 28-acre war garden, the first among women's colleges. Students tended these gardens and helped to harvest many a bumper crop. Here, garbed in flowing overalls, three students gather tomatoes."
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Copyright and Use
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Item Identifier rg30-2-2-2-8-
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Cite this Item
"Three students gather tomatoes from the war garden, 1918". Mount Holyoke College. 1918. College Women. Web. Accessed October 1, 2023. https://collegewomen.org/node/13516