Three students gather tomatoes from the war garden, 1918

Mount Holyoke College

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."

World War (1914-1918)

Gardens

Vegetable gardening

Food supply

Buildings and Grounds

Dress

1918

Photographs

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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