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Title: Letter from Frank Thomas to Raymond S. Pilgrim
Description: Letter to Raymond S. Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from Frank Thomas of the A.W. Thomas Commission Co. at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago, Illinois, concerning the sale of cattle in October 1953. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1953
PID: grinnell:30058

Title: Letter from Iowa Live Stock Marketing Corporation
Description: Letter to Raymond S. Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, from the Iowa Live Stock Marketing Corporation of Des Moines, dated September 1, 1934. The letter informs that the hog operations of the corporation will be suspended on or before October 1, 1934, based on the recommendations of C.G. Randell. A summary of Randell's report is enclosed which recommends that concentration point operations be returned to local associations and that there is "very little hope for the organizations at Grinnell and Harlan. Includes envelope.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:30045

Title: Letters Concerning Cattle Markets
Description: Two letters to Raymond S. Pilgrim of Grinnell, Iowa, concerning the state of cattle markets at the Union Stock Yards in Chicago in September 1930. One letter is from Frank R. Mullen of the Mullen Commission Co. , Chicago. The second letter, with envelope, is from E.I. Stephen, Cattle Salesman, of the Chicago Producers Commission Association.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:30057

Title: Martin Pearce Interview, Voices from the Past
Description: Born February 8, 1916, Martin grew up and farmed in the Westfield area on the farm on which his father and grandfather had lived. For a short time he worked in the meat packing industry in Des Moines, but returned to farming until moving to Grinnell in 1992. He and his wife, Doris, had two daughters, and a son who is engaged in farming.
Date Created: 1992
PID: grinnell:23312

Title: McCormick Farm Equipment Store
Description: Matchbook cover advertising the McCormick Farm Equipment store in Montezuma, Iowa. The outside of the matchbook has images of International trucks; the inside has the name and address of the local dealer. Matchbook produced by Universal Match Corp.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:12533

Title: Mrs. Lucy Broyles' Hampshire Boar Sale
Description: Sales flyer for Mrs. Lucy Broyles' Hampshire boar sale which was held on Saturday, October 17, 1931, in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Flyer describes each boar for sale and lists his pedigree.
Date Created: 1931
PID: grinnell:12081

Title: Our Farming, Our Food, Our Health
Description: Announcing a public talk by Dr. Daphne Miller, M.D., and author of Farmacology.
Date Created: 2016
PID: grinnell:23115

Title: Poweshiek County Corn-Hog Control Association Appeal Letter
Description: Letter from H.L. Dieterich on behalf of the Poweshiek County Corn-Hog Control Association to Raymond Pilgrim dated July 3, 1934. The letter concerns the allotment of hogs produced in 1932.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:30050

Title: Railway Express Agency Letter
Description: Letter from the Railway Express Agency in Des Moines, Iowa, to the Barnes City, Iowa, agent, dated November 30, 1931, detailing costs and conditions for shipping one hog from Barnes City to Cienfuegos, Cuba. The hog discussed was bred by Mrs. Lucy Broyles.
Date Created: 1931
PID: grinnell:12082

Title: Raymond Pilgrim Telegram
Description: Western Union telegram addressed to Raymond Pilgrim, Grinnell, Iowa, dated May 11, 1934, informing Mr. Pilgrim, that a green Chevrolet Sport Sedan had been shipped and that he should contact Hagen Bros for delivery upon arrival. Signed for by Mrs. Raymond Pilgrim. Includes image of front and back of envelope.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:30021