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Photo of Clay Robinson Dairy

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Photograph of the Farmers inspect herd at the Clay Robinson Dairy, photo taken 8/26/1938.

Tags: 1938, BS362, Business, Cows, Dairies, Dairy, farm, Farmers, Macon County

Paul L. Kellogg

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Photograph of Paul L. Kellogg on the farm.

Tags: 1913, farm, farming, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Paul L. Kellogg, Roberts Family Collection

Ostriches

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Photograph of ostriches at a farm.

Tags: Ella Foulk Converse, farm, Foulk family, ostriches

Mrs. Ruth Gibbs' Oral History

This is the oral history of Mrs. Ruth Gibbs. She was interviewed by Betty Turnell in November 1983. The interview includes her work with the United Methodist Church.

Tags: 1983, Betty Turnell, Buddhist Monastery, Camp Milam, Central Jurisdiction, childhood, Christian County, Christian Social Relations, Cleveland Avenue Methodist Church, conversational English, country school, Davidson, Decatur District Women's Foreign Missionary Society, Decatur High School, Decatur IL, Dr, Dr. Donald Gibbs, Dr. E.T. Evans, earthquake, Eastern Michigan University, Evangelical United Brethren Church, farm, First Methodist Church, First Methodist Church of Evanston, Garrett Theological Seminary, Great Depression, Harriet Ellis, Illiopolis High School, Imogene Brown, international committee, Interurban, interview, Japan, Jurisdiction Woman's Society, Ladies' Aid Society, Methodist Church combination, Millikin University, Mrs. Conklin, Mrs. E.T. Evans, Mrs. Lucy Oplinger, Mrs. Marksmiller, Mrs. R.C. Augustine, Mrs. Ruth Gibbs, national board, Negro colleges, North-Central Jurisdiction, Northwestern University, November 1983, oral history, president, recording, SATC, School of Christian Mission, Student Army Training Corps, Teacher, teachers' college, United Methodist Church, Wesleyan Service Guild, Women's Home Missionary Society, Women's Society of Christian Service, World War I, WWI, YMCA, Ypsilanti MI

Mother Stirring the Pot

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Photograph of Mother Adkins stirring a 35-gallon pot of "catsnip"(?) on the farm.

Tags: 35-gallon pot, Adkins family, biography, farm, Mother Adkins, Photo File: Biography

Man with a Plow

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Photograph of an unknown man plowing a field on a farm.

Tags: farm, farming, field, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, plowing, Roberts Family Collection, unknown man

Mabel on the Farm

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Photograph of Mabel Grubbs in a farm field.

Tags: farm, farm field, farming, Mabel Grubbs, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Roberts Family Collection

Mabel Moving Hay

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Photograph of Mabel Grubbs Roberts moving hay on a farm in 1922.

Tags: 1922, farm, hay, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Roberts Family Collection

Mabel Cleaning Up Cow Patties

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Photograph of Mabel shoveling up cow patties on a farm in 1922.

Tags: 1922, cow patties, farm, Mabel Grubbs Roberts, Roberts Family Collection

James Siburt's Oral History

This is the oral history of James Siburt. He was interviewed by Betty Turnell on January 31, 1984. The interview covers his time working for the Railway Express.

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