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Image Gallery
The following links lead to digitized selections from a variety of Special Collections' rare books, nursery and seed trade catalogs, and manuscript collections. Each image is a digital reproduction of the original artwork or written text. Researchers may e-mail Special Collections to receive higher resolution digital or print images as copyright laws allow.
MelonRare Books
These images are digitized selections from Special Collections' Rare Book Collection. This collection is strong in a number of agricultural sciences and includes works by many great herbalists, as well as renowned works on flowers and fruits from both the 18th and 19th centuries.

Seed Catalog Cover Nursery and Seed Trade Catalogs
These images are digitized covers from the Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection consisting of over 200,000 American and foreign catalogs. The earliest catalogs date from the late 1700s, but the collection is strongest from the 1890s to the present.

4-H KidsManuscript Collections
A manuscript collection is loosely defined as a group of materials that are assembled together because of some historical or literary significance. These images reflect the broad range of materials in Special Collections' Manuscript Collections.
World's Poultry Congress PosterPoster Collection
These images reflect the variety of materials in Special Collections' Poster Collection. Subjects depicted include the development of the poultry industry, insect control, plant protection, and the role of agriculture in World War I.
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