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Albert Belmont Graham Collection
Description: Group photograph of members of a boys' and girls' garden club in Prince Georges County, Maryland, ca. 1920-1921. The photograph shows children holding spades, shovels and other gardening implements, and is from the Albert Belmont Graham Collection. Based on his experiences as a school superintendent in rural Ohio, Graham advocated for the consolidation of rural schools and promoted agricultural education. He is best known as the founder of the Boys and Girls Agricultural Clubs which became the 4-H organization. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05421
Subjects: Agricultural education; Cultural Ohio--Education; Societies and clubs; Garden tools; Gardening
Places: Prince Georges County (Maryland); Springfield (Ohio); Clark County (Ohio)