Title	Bettter Home and Garden Club
Creator(s)	Carnahan, Jim, photographer
Date created	1951
Theme	Transforming the Economy
Subtheme	Agriculture
Subject-LCSH	Gardening--Societies, etc. African American women Women
Subject-TGM	Canned foods
County Name	Rutherford County
Description	Black and white photograph of two women standing next to display shelves holding canned goods. The top shelf nearest the camera is labeled Better Home and Garden Club. The woman on the right, who is white, shows a jar to the African American woman on the left. A table in the foreground holds ribbons, suggesting that judging is in progress.
Historical Note	Community agricultural fairs displaying homemade products of that year's harvest and other domestic goods were supported by Agricultural Extension programs across the state. This photograph is of a booth sponsored by a homemakers club at the 1951 Negro Fair in Murfreesboro.
Genre	Photograph
Contributing Institution	Tennessee Agricultural Museum
Conditions for use	Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only.
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University