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Baseball on Farmer's Day, Maryland Agricultural College, circa 1923

1923 ‧ Photograph, documentary ‧ color ‧ Jump to full details ‧ Request from Special Collections

Summary:A baseball game on "Farmer's Day," an annual showcase of Maryland Agricultural College research and development, circa 1923. Rossborough Inn, then part of the Agricultural Experiment Station, is visible in the background. Caption reads: "Farmers Day, 1923. The greenhouses were built in 1898. 'Facilities ... in horticulture have been materially increased by the erection of an office building for that division, and contiguous thereto a greenhouse and propagation house.'"
Century:1901-2000
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Place of origin – Settlement:College Park
Temporal subject: 1921-1930
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Geographical subject – Settlement:College Park
Topical subjects: Maryland Agricultural College
Rossborough Inn
ArchivesUM location:Leland Scott collection
  • box 7
  • item 233
  • frame bottom, left
  • accession 94-117
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:University of Maryland
Architecture, Landscape, Historic Places
Sports, Recreation
University AlbUM Browse terms:Agriculture
Campus Buildings
Events
Sports
Collection:University AlbUM
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