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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
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