Door County Agriculture Film Collection, circa 1940s
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Summary Information
Title: Door County Agriculture Film Collection
Inclusive Dates: circa 1940s

Call Number: AE 482-AE 485

Quantity: 4 film reels (16 mm)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
The collection consists of four silent Kodachrome films, circa 1940s, documenting aspects of agriculture in Door County, Wisconsin. Included is footage of horticulture spraying and ground spraying; men digging trees, brief shots of Hobb's Nursery, and unloading trees at Fruit Growers Cooperative in Sturgeon Bay; and cherry harvesting by young migrant workers from Jamaica and Mexico (according to the description in the film can), and images of a peach crop and apple harvest.

Note:

There is a restriction on use of this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.



Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ae482
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Administrative/Restriction Information
Use Restrictions

No duplication or public screening without consent of copyright holder.


Acquisition Information

Accession Number: M84-410, M85-388


Contents List
Series: Films
Physical Description: All films are 16 mm, Kodachrome, color, and silent 
AE 482
[Horticulture spraying], circa 1948
Note: This film shows horticulture being sprayed.
AE 483
[Cherry harvest, peach crop-apple harvest], circa 1946
Note: This film shows cherries being harvested by young migrant workers from Jamaica and Mexico. Then it shows the peach crop and apple harvest.
AE 484
[Ground spraying], circa 1944
Note: This film highlights ground spraying, including footage of a speed sprayer.
AE 485
[Hobbs Nursery-Digging Trees], circa 1944
Note: This film contains footage of Hobbs Nursery. It shows the digging of trees in Bridgeport, Indiana. The trees are transported to and unloaded at Fruit Growers Co-op in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.