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David S. Weaver

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This photograph is an undated head shot of David S. Weaver.

Finger-wheel Rake Development

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This file contains an article about the development and uses of a draft-powered sweet potato de-viner.

Report Hits NCSU for Ag Research

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This is an article from the June 8, 1972 Technician. It discusses a report that accuses land grand colleges of neglecting small farmers in favor of corporate interests. The issue also contains two articles that refute the claims in this report.

Miss Dixon of Alamance

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Geo R. Ross, class of 1911, wrote an article in November 1947 about Eula Louisa Dixon. Dixon was the first female student to take a course related to agriculture: dairying or dairy husbandry. Dixon applied the knowledge of her short course at NC…

"The Double Life of Afrikan-American Women"

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This editorial cartoon depicts a woman's face, half of which has short, dark hair, full lips, and thick eyebrows, physical characteristics that are often associated with African American women. The other half of the face features long, light hair,…

Rural Women's Symposium, 1959

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Miss Ruth Current, Assistant Director for the N.C. Agricultural Extension Service, is shown explaining the Rural Women's Symposium theme "The Widening Circle of Enriched Ideas and Experience" to Mrs. Fernie Lauginghouse Pantego and Mrs. J.V.…

Agricultural students in class

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This photograph, probably from the 1950s, depicts an agricultural class full of white male students. This is evidence of the dominance of white males in the program versus white women or African Americans.

Students observing woman conduct agricultural research

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The woman in this photo is either a student, faculty member, or demonstrator. She is being observed by all white men.

Students working in a lab

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This photograph depicts white male students in an agricultural lab circa 1930-1939. This photograph implies only white males were accepted into the School of Agriculture during this decade.

Students in Horticulture Lab

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This photograph depicts two students, female and male, in the horticultural lab. Female agriculture students were more common in the 1970s photographs.