Polley family photographs, ca. 1900-1920.

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Polley family photographs, ca. 1900-1920.

Photographs related to the Polley family, consisting primarily of informal images of gatherings and activities, probably in Racine County, Wisconsin. Also included is an album assembled by Grace Polley Forster of her experiences while attending the University of Wisconsin in Madison, 1911-1919, and an album of images of places in Europe created by Garnet Wolsey Forster during his military service, 1919.

469 photographs and1 negative.

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University of Wisconsin

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The University of Wisconsin-Extension promotes continuing education and lifelong learning by providing statewide access to university resources and research to the people of Wisconsin. Its four divisions are continuing education; cooperative extension; entrepreneurship and economic development; and broadcast and media innovations. From the guide to the University of Wisconsin Extension Program Reports, 1960-1969, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

Forster, G. W. (Garnet Wolsey), 1887-1961

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Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at North Carolina State College (1923-1950), Assistant Chief of Farm Management and Farm Economic, United States Department of Agriculture (1920-1921) and acting chief (1922-1923). Forster received his B.S. (1914) from Cornell University and his M.S. (1917) and Ph. D. (1923) from the University of Wisconsin. From the description of Papers, [1922?]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 44288232 G. W. (Garnet W...

Polley family.

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Forster, Grace Polley.

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