Promotional Card for A Billion Dollar Baby: A Record of An Unusual Event At a Big Penitentiary

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Description

Card introducing the Medal of Merit awarded to the Penal Farm for the Jersey Cow, Bouncing Bet. The card describes the nature of the award, Bouncing Bet's pedigree, the return on investment for the purchase of Imported Jersey Cows and the bull, Estella's Volunteer, and the invitation to let the Shelby County Penal Farm send a pedigree.

Publication Date

1930

Time Period

1930-1939

Subjects

Agriculture; Shelby County Penal Farm (Tenn.); Correctional institutions; Farm management; Dairy cattle--Breeding--United States;

Geographic Location

Tennessee

Object Type

text

Format (original)

Promotional Card

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_650_1934-03-12_A-Billion-Dollar-Baby

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections Manuscripts Division, The Gale Carr Papers, Box 1, Folder 5

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Recommended Citation

Gale Carr Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University