Memories of Life on the Farm: Through the Lens of Pioneer Photographer J. C. Allen

by Frederick Whitford and Neal Harmeyer

John Calvin Allen, professionally known as J. C., worked as a photographer for Purdue University from 1909-1952, and operated his own photography business until his death in 1976. The J. C. Allen photographs represent a historical account of the transition from pioneer practices to scientific methodologies in agriculture and rural communities. During this major transitional period for agriculture, tractors replaced horses, hybrid corn supplanted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557538662
• ISBN13: 9781557538666
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 5.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 12.4" x 9.3"