ROGER S. MACKINTOSH:

An Inventory of His University of Minnesota and Horticultural Interest Photograph Collection at the Minnesota Historical Society

Sound and Visual Collection

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Creator: Mackintosh, Roger S., compiler, photographer.
Title:University of Minnesota and horticultural interest photograph collection.
Dates:approximately 1894-1928
Abstract:Images compiled by Roger S. Mackintosh, show University of Minnesota courses in sewing, laundry, blacksmithing, and farm operations; a World War I Liberty Garden; and views from Mackintosh's horticultural interest and work including events at the Minnesota State Fair.
Quantity:24 photographs: black and white; 8 x 11 inches (mount) and smaller.
Location:I.527 : See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Roger Sherman Mackintosh was born in Massachusetts on February 18, 1872 and moved to Minnesota with his family when he was eight years old. Mackintosh graduated from the Minnesota College of Agriculture in 1902. He held academic appointments at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Pennsylvania State College and received his Master's degree from Iowa State College. Mackintosh returned to Minnesota as an instructor of agriculture at the Caledonia High School. From 1913 to 1922 he was the Extension Specialist in Horticulture for the University of Minnesota and then Exhibit Specialist from 1922 until his retirement in 1940. Mackintosh was a longtime member of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society as well as its president from 1918 to 1919 and its secretary from 1921 to 1943. He also spent time as editor of the Minnesota Horticulturist. Mackintosh died on March 23, 1944.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Mackintosh, Roger S., University of Minnesota and Horticultural Interest Photograph Collection. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: AV2017.95

Processing Information:

Processed by: Karen Obermeyer-Kolb, July 2018

Catalog ID number: 990089517750104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
I.527.1Train and people on tour of College of Agriculture and Experiment Stations near Fargo, North Dakota, approximately 1894. 1 photograph: black and white; 6.5 x 8.5 inches (mount), 5.5 x 8 inches (print).
Train and people on tour of College of Agriculture and Experiment Stations near Fargo, North Dakota. Digital version
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I.527.2W. L. Carlyle and Roger S. Mackintosh with winning watermelon, Minnesota State Fair, 1895. 1 photograph: black and white; 6.5 x 8.5 inches (mount), 4.5 x 6.5 inches (print).
W.L. Carlyle and Roger S. Mackintosh with winning watermelon, Minnesota State Fair. Digital version
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I.527.3View of threshing at University of Minnesota with State Fair fairgrounds in the distance, Saint Paul, approximately 1898. 1 photograph: black and white; 9 x 11 inches (mount), 7.5 x 9.75 inches (print).
View of threshing at University of Minnesota with State Fair fairgrounds in the distance, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.4Sewing class, University of Minnesota, approximately 1898. 1 photograph: black and white; 8.5 x 10.25 inches (mount), 7.5 x 9.5 inches (print).
Sewing class, University of Minnesota. Digital version
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I.527.5Carpenter Shop at University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, approximately 1898. 1 photograph: black and white; 8.5 x 10.25 inches (mount), 7.25 x 9.25 inches (print).
Carpenter Shop at University of Minnesota, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.6Blacksmith Shop interior at University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, approximately 1898. 1 photograph: black and white; 8.75 x 11 inches (mount), 7.75 x 10 inches (print).
Blacksmith Shop interior at University of Minnesota, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.7Spiral bridge, Hastings, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 5 inches.
Spiral bridge, Hastings. Digital version
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I.527.8Horticultural Building, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 4.5 x 6 inches.
Horticultural Building, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.9Horticultural Building, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches.
Horticultural Building, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.10Grain fields near Cottage Grove, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches.
Grain fields near Cottage Grove. Digital version
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I.527.11Drill on University of Minnesota Saint Paul campus, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 6.5 x 8.5 inches (mount), 4.5 x 6.5 inches (print).
Drill on University of Minnesota Saint Paul campus. Digital version
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I.527.12Haystacks, unknown location, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches.
Haystacks, unknown location. Digital version
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I.527.13Sewing class, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 4.75 x 7 inches.
Sewing class, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.14First Summer School at University Farm, class in butter churning with Professor Haecker in center, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 6.5 inches.
First Summer School at University Farm, class in butter churning with Professor Haecker in center. Digital version
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I.527.15Cooking class, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 4 x 6.5 inches.
Cooking class, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.16Laundry class, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 10.25 inches (mount), 7.5 x 9.75 inches (print).
Laundry class, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.17Drill on University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus in front of Armory, approximately 1900. 1 photograph: black and white; 8 x 11 inches (mount), 7.5 x 9.5 inches (print).
Drill on University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus in front of Armory. Digital version
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I.527.18Liberty Garden, 2153 Doswell Avenue, Saint Paul, approximately 1917-1918. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches.
Liberty Garden, 2153 Doswell Avenue, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.19Liberty Garden, 2153 Doswell Avenue, Saint Paul, approximately 1917-1918. 1 photograph: black and white; 3 x 5 inches.
Liberty Garden, 2153 Doswell Avenue, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.20Please Protect This Liberty Garden, St. Paul War Garden Committee, 2153 Doswell Avenue, Saint Paul, approximately 1917-1918. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.25 x 5.5 inches.
Please Protect This Liberty Garden, St. Paul War Garden Committee, 2153 Doswell Avenue, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.21Woman working in Liberty Garden, 2153 Doswell Avenue, Saint Paul, approximately 1917-1918. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 6 inches.
Woman working in Liberty Garden, 2153 Doswell Avenue, Saint Paul. Digital version
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I.527.22Agricultural Laboratory, Caledonia High School, 1912. 1 photograph: black and white; 3.5 x 5.5 inches.
Agricultural Laboratory, Caledonia High School. Digital version
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I.527.23University of Minnesota group at Lake Geneva, 1923. 1 photograph: black and white; 5 x 7 inches.
University of Minnesota group at Lake Geneva. Digital version
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I.527.24Group of horticulturalists at the Minnesota State Fair, Roger S. Mackintosh on left end, 1928. 1 photograph: black and white; 6.5 x 10 inches.
Group of horticulturalists at the Minnesota State Fair, Roger S. Mackintosh on left end. Digital version

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Agriculture -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Horticulture -- Minnesota -- Photographs.
Organizations:
University of Minnesota -- Buildings -- Photographs.
University of Minnesota. Agricultural Extension Service -- Photographs.
Meetings:
Minnesota State Fair -- Photographs.
Document Types:
Photographs.

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