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[Man in a Watermelon Patch]

Description: Photograph of Theodore Kilgore standing in a watermelon patch on land belonging to Frank Outlaw. According to accompanying information, Theodore hired a man named Pat Felts to plant 10 acres of watermelons on Frank Outlaw's property. The land is now the location of the Countryside South neighborhood.
Date: August 1939
Partner: League City Helen Hall Library

[Letter to Johnie Louise Bruyere, June 18, 1932]

Description: Letter from a woman named Lucile to Johnie Louise Bruyere on June 18, 1932. It is written on stationery for Tom Padgitt Company, Inc. Lucile congratulates Bruyere on her grades, enclosing her report card. She goes on to discuss the fruit trees, and what she thinks she'll get her father for Father's Day.
Date: June 18, 1932
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Grape Propagation, Pruning, and Training

Description: Revised bulletin describing information related to the propagation and cultivation of grapevines in the United States, including the best locations and soils, care of vines, and diseases.
Date: February 1932
Creator: Husmann, George C. (George Charles), 1861-1939
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

Grape Districts and Varieties in the United States

Description: Bulletin discussing varieties of grapes grown in the United States (vinifera, muscadine, and American euvitis); information about planting methods, sites, soil, etc.; and the most suitable varieties to grow in each U.S. district.
Date: April 1932
Creator: Husmann, George C. (George Charles), 1861-1939
Partner: Grayson College Foundation

[Two boys carrying a basket of apples]

Description: Photograph of two boys carrying a metal basin full of apples into a backyard. The boys are positioned in the top right portion of the image, carrying the apples through a fence gate to a group of people seen peeling the apples in the lower left hand corner. It is dark outside and one bright light illuminates the scene off camera on the right.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Apples in a backyard]

Description: Photograph of a different bins filled with apples in a backyard. The apples sit in the bottom right part of the image on a small porch of what appears to be a shed. Beyond the fence, there are hills and foliage sitting in the background.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Group of boys peeling apples]

Description: Photograph of a group of boys varying in ages peeling apples outside. The boys sit close together on the right side of the image up against the side of a building and two baskets of apples sit in the middle of them. Behind them is a fence with overgrown foliage on it and a night sky.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Apples sitting next to a well, 2]

Description: Photograph of five bins of apples sitting in front of a wooden well. The apples are positioned in the lower third of the image and sit on the steps leading to the well. A building is attached to the porch on the right, and an open field can be seen past the fencing in the background.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Older woman peeling apples, 2]

Description: Portrait of an older woman sitting and peeling a tray of apples in a kitchen. The woman is looking down at the apple she is peeling and works quietly. A table sits in the background on the right of the image, and a window with drapes pulled back right above it, it appears to be nighttime.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Woman washing apple slices]

Description: Photograph of a woman washing apple slices on a back porch. The woman stands on the right side of the image and bends over to grab a handful of apples from a metal bin to the left of her to put in another bin next to it filled with water. A smaller white basin filled with more apple slices sits in between them on the left, and a window and screened patio to a building can be seen in the background on the right.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Apples sitting next to a well]

Description: Photograph of five bins of apples sitting in front of a wooden well. The apples are positioned in the lower third of the image and sit on the steps leading to the well. A building is attached to the porch on the right, and an open field can be seen past the fencing in the background.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a man picking up fruits]

Description: Photograph of a man picking up fruits off of the ground to put them in a bucket. Behind him is a tall tree bearing fruit but without any leaves. A wire fence cuts through the field. On one half of the field has the tree as well as a pile of stones and another tree. In the background, in the other field, is a line of trees.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of farmer and a young boy picking fallen fruit]

Description: Photograph of a farmer in a hat and a young boy crouching beneath a tree, picking up fallen fruit. Next to them is a bucket. The farmer and boy are crouching in a grassy field lined by a wire fence supported by wooden posts. Past the fruit bearing tree are piles of stones next to a smaller tree. Beyond the neighboring field are hills covered in trees.
Date: [1939..1989]
Creator: Clark, Joe
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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