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Speed the plough. Norfolk Agricultural Society

Description: Image of agriculture and livestock-related scenes on a certificate from the Norfolk Agricultural Society of Massachusetts; farmer milking a cow, man with horses, farm workers plowing fields near cattle and sheep, birdhouses and beehives in foliage, and grain sheaves make a decorative border for certificate text; embossed "Norfolk Agricultural Society 1849" seal at bottom left.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1849
Call number: priJLC_AGR_001804
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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The Seneca County. Agricultural Society

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Image of two women in flowing garments sitting with a cornucopia full of produce and a sword with scales of justice at the center of a certificate from the Seneca County Agricultural Society of New York; the women sit on either side of an eagle resting atop a shield emblazoned with a waterfall; farmer plowing his fields with a team of horses at right; cattle drawing a wagon full of hay at left.

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Tompkins County. Agricultural Society

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Image of two women in flowing garments sitting with a cornucopia full of produce and a sword with scales of justice at the center of a certificate from the Tompkins County Agricultural Society of New York; the women sit on either side of an eagle resting atop a shield emblazoned with Niagara Falls; farmer plowing his fields with a team of horses at right; cattle drawing a wagon full of hay at left.

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Diploma awarded by the New-York State Agricultural Society

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Image of a farm with livestock, farmhouse, barn, and farm workers on a diploma issued by the New York State Agricultural Society; sheaves of wheat, livestock, and farm scenes including a man with plow and horses, a man harvesting grain, workers pulling a wagon full of hay, and a woman watering flowers form a border.

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Exhibition of 1871. This diploma awarded to Mrs. Elizabeth Shaffer by the Highland Agricultural Society

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Image of an American bald eagle with flags, Union shield, and farming implements in a field on a certificate issued by the Highland Agricultural Society of Pennsylvania; vignettes of farming and agriculture scenes, including a smithy, woman spinning at a wheel, horses, livestock, and grain harvest surround the certificate text; Highland Agricultural Society seal at bottom left.

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Annual Fair of the Moravia Agricultural Society. Diploma

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Image of fields, grain, farm implements, and livestock at center of a certificate issued by the Moravia Agricultural Society of New York; four images of men and women with grain or farm implements at left and right, including a Native American Indian; seal with women in flowing garments on either side of an eagle on a shield with the motto "Excelsior" underneath at bottom center.

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St. Lawrence County. Agricultural Society

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Image of a woman with a bouquet of flowers and a man holding a scythe flanking a statue of a woman in flowing garments representing bounty and harvest on a certificate issued by the St. Lawrence County Agricultural Society of New York; farm fields, workers, farming implements, livestock, barn, farmhouse, grain, and produce surrounding farmers and in background.

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Speed the plough. Norfolk Agricultural Society

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