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J. B. Davidson photographs and other materials from the trip to China, 1947-1949 Item Info

A collection of Jay Brownlee Davidson's photographs taken during an International Harvester sponsored trip to China from 1947-1949 to introduce agricultural engineering to the Chinese. A pamphlet, "Committee on Agricultural Engineering for China," is included in the collection and describes the purpose of this committee and Dr. Davidson's appointment as chair. The date 1944 is hand-written on the cover of the pamphlet.
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Title:
J. B. Davidson photographs and other materials from the trip to China, 1947-1949
Creator (Person):
Davidson, J. Brownlee (Jay Brownlee), 1880-1957
Date Created:
1947/1949
Time Period:
1940s
Description:
A collection of Jay Brownlee Davidson's photographs taken during an International Harvester sponsored trip to China from 1947-1949 to introduce agricultural engineering to the Chinese. A pamphlet, "Committee on Agricultural Engineering for China," is included in the collection and describes the purpose of this committee and Dr. Davidson's appointment as chair. The date 1944 is hand-written on the cover of the pamphlet.
Subject (Topic):
Agricultural engineering Farm mechanization Agricultural machinery Irrigation Travels Photographs Tractors Harvesting Plows Rice
Subject (Person):
Hansen, Edwin Leroy, 1911- McColly, H. F. (Howard Franklin), 1902-1996 Stone, Archie Augustus, 1893-
Subject (Organization):
Iowa State University Iowa State University. Department of Agricultural Engineering International Harvester Company VEISHEA (Festival)
Location:
Iowa--Story County
Language:
eng;zxx
Source:
Jay Brownlee Davidson papers
Call Number:
RS 9/7/11
Finding Aid Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9db74
Contributing Institution:
Iowa State University. Special Collections and University Archives
Publisher:
Iowa State University. Library
Extent:
1 archival box; 200 pages
Genre:
photographs maps (documents)
Type:
Text Image
Format:
image/jpeg
Digital Collection Title:
Jay Brownlee Davidson collection
Digital Collection Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9hh6c563
Identifier:
davidsonjay593
Item Permalink:
https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9dc0t

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"J. B. Davidson photographs and other materials from the trip to China, 1947-1949", Jay Brownlee Davidson Collection, Iowa State University Library Digital Collections
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https://n2t.net/ark:/87292/w9dc0t
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