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- A Field of Sugar Beets, 1909 -
- 1909
- Collections - Artifact
A Field of Sugar Beets, 1909
- Ford F-7 Dump Truck and a Tractor-drawn Sugar Beet Harvester in a Field, 1950 -
- March 23, 1951
- Collections - Artifact
Ford F-7 Dump Truck and a Tractor-drawn Sugar Beet Harvester in a Field, 1950
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Beet White French Sugar" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Beet White French Sugar" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- Macon (Michigan) High School Student Joan Cadmus Fills a Can with Cooked Beets for Processing, August 1943 -
- August 23, 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Macon (Michigan) High School Student Joan Cadmus Fills a Can with Cooked Beets for Processing, August 1943
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Beet White French Sugar" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Beet White French Sugar" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- Can Label, "Butterfly Brand Strawberry Beets," circa 1900 - Throughout the late-19th to early-20th centuries, lithographers created labels to help sell products. Manufacturers of foodstuffs utilized the same design for several different products -- a strategy which helped customers distinguish one brand over another. Olney and Floyd's Butterfly Brand products were easy to identify with their colorful, eye-catching labels and signature butterfly.
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Can Label, "Butterfly Brand Strawberry Beets," circa 1900
Throughout the late-19th to early-20th centuries, lithographers created labels to help sell products. Manufacturers of foodstuffs utilized the same design for several different products -- a strategy which helped customers distinguish one brand over another. Olney and Floyd's Butterfly Brand products were easy to identify with their colorful, eye-catching labels and signature butterfly.
- Macon (Michigan) High School Student Marjorie Korth Removes a Jar of Beets from Pressure Cooker, August 1943 -
- August 23, 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Macon (Michigan) High School Student Marjorie Korth Removes a Jar of Beets from Pressure Cooker, August 1943
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Beet Long Red Mangelwurtzel" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Beet Long Red Mangelwurtzel" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Beet Long Dark Blood" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Beet Long Dark Blood" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Commercial seed production and distribution depended on standardized practices. Employees at Hiram Sibley and Co. measured vegetable seeds by the quarter pound into printed and hand-tinted packages, tied them with colorful string, and packed them in specially designed boxes for shipment. Sibley marketed pre-packed collections of seeds to home gardeners and general stores owners alike during the mid-1880s.
- Macon (Michigan) High School Students Marjorie Korth and Joan Cadmus with Jars of Canned Beets, August 1943 -
- August 23, 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Macon (Michigan) High School Students Marjorie Korth and Joan Cadmus with Jars of Canned Beets, August 1943