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Smithsonian receives first farm tile. Washington, D.C., May 6. Dr. C.G. Abbott of the Smithsonian Institute (left) and Professor B.B. Ross (right) Agriculture Engineer of Cornell University who dug up the 190 year old sections from the John Johnston Farm on the shore of Seneca Lake, Seneca County, New York. This tile works so well that some of the tile lines are still in use. This tile is of the old horeshoe variety, and laid in 1835, 5/6/1937

Smithsonian receives first farm tile. Washington, D.C., May 6. Dr. C.G...

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Smithsonian receives first farm tile. Washington, D.C., May 6. Dr. C.G. Abbott of the Smithsonian Institute (left) and Professor B.B. Ross (right) Agriculture Engineer of Cornell University who dug up the 190 year old sections from the John Johnston Farm on the shore of Seneca Lake, Seneca County, New York. This tile works so well that some of the tile lines are still in use. This tile is of the old horeshoe variety, and laid in 1835, 561937

Smithsonian receives first farm tile. Washington, D.C., May 6. Dr. C.G...

Two men standing next to each other in a room, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection on the negative or negative sleeve. Gift; H... More