Photographs relating to soil and water conservation, 1926-1957 (bulk 1936-1940).

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Photographs relating to soil and water conservation, 1926-1957 (bulk 1936-1940).

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Assorted sized black and white photographs assembled by the Conservation Department mainly documenting the role in Minnesota of the United States Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service (SCS), particularly its efforts in the 1930s in the areas of land, farm, water, and woodland management practices. Many of the photographs were taken in the southeastern section of the state.

3.4 cu. ft. (4 boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7316199

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Minnesota. Dept. of Conservation.

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United States. Department of Agriculture

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The United States Department of Agriculture was established in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln and was elevated to a Cabinet level organization by President Grover Cleveland in 1889. The Department of Agriculture assists farmers and producers of food as well as creating policies and programs related to food distribution and nutrition information. The United States Department of Agriculture controls a number of regional offices through out the continential United States and its territories....

Gideon, George S.

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Andrist family

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Winona Wood Products Cooperative Association

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Minnesota Valley Canning Company (Le Sueur, Minn.)

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Von Arx family

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Lathrop, Harold William, 1901-1962.

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Christopherson, C. H.

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company 714 (Winona, Minn.)

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Lauer, W. H.

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United States. Soil Conservation Service

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Reports were prepared by various engineers with the Soil Conservation Service. From the description of Reports of a land management survey, Navajo Indian Reservation, 1930-1938. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31277347 Formed in 1935, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) was an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Its function was to promote and lead efforts to protect against soil and watershed degradation as part of a broader concern fo...

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Company 3710 (Waterville, Minn.)

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Henrikson, Einar L.

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Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.). Minnesota District

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