Farm equipment

President Truman's Remarks to the Delegates to the 21st National 4-H Club Camp

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President Harry S. Truman's remarks to the delegates to the 21st National 4-H Club Camp. The President spoke at 12:05 p.m. in the Rose Garden at the White House. In his opening words he referred to Charles F. Brannan, Secretary of Agriculture, and Mrs. Gertrude L. Warren who was in charge of matters relating to 4-H Club work at the Department of Agriculture. Recording also includes a presentation of a gold key to the President by Marjorie Nold of Savannah, MO.

Harry S. Truman Riding a Cultivator on the Family Farm

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Harry S. Truman is riding a cultivator on the family farm in Grandview, Missouri. Donor: Harry Vieth.

Farm Machinery Along the Ba The' Canal

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Farm machinery along the Ba The' Agroville Canal in Vietnam.

Farming Along Ba The' Canal Bank

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Farming along Ba The' Agroville Canal bank in Vietnam.

Farm Machinery Along the Ba The' Canal

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Farm machinery along the Ba The' Agroville Canal in Vietnam.

Farming Scene Publicity Photo for Farmer's Home Administration

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An young male farmer is sitting on the back of a two-horse-drawn plow, with a young child standing up near the horses. This photograph was taken to be used for publicity pamphlets for the Farmer's Home Administration. The people in the photograph are unidentified.

Achievement Day Award Tractor

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Farmer's Home Administration (FHA) head Dillard Lasseter (right) with the Achievement Day Award of a Ford tractor to an FHA farmer in Dallas, Texas. All others in photo are unidentified.

An Old-Style Plow Used in India

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This is an example of the classic plow of India. It scratches without actually turning the soil. The new-type plow being introduced all over India does a better job. The government of India and the Point Four Program cooperated in the community development program to help improve agriculture, health, and education in India.

Machinery on the Truman Family Farm

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Farm equipment in use on the Truman family farm in Grandview, Missouri. The figure riding the tractor is unidentified.

Unidentified Rural Scene, Probably in Asiatic Russia

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Unidentified exterior view of a loaded wagon or cart being pulled by a team of horses. According to Charles Thayer's curriculum vitae: "In 1955 I made an extended tour of European and Asiatic Russia and wrote a series for the Saturday Evening Post on post-Stalinist Soviet Union." Although not identified, this photograph is believed to have been taken during that trip.

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