Alcohol; Distillation; Alcoholic beverages; Corn--Utilization; Whiskey industry
In the whisky industry there is a balance between the desire to adhere to the traditional production process and the desire to increase profit margins. One solution that follows both stipulations is to increase the alcohol yield of a given batch of...
A man stands on a corn shredder in a field of dirt and cropped corn, operating a wheel; another man stands with his arm on the shredder. In front of the shredder a dark horse and a white horse are attached to a cart bearing three barrels. Across...
Display at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, probably in the Palace of Agriculture, featuring a framed illustration of an Native American man in a checked blanket holding a narrow pipe to his mouth, with two women farming in the distance in...
Boy on a porch of a log cabin in Letcher County, Kentucky "gritting" corn by scraping an ear of corn along a rough board and catching the grits in a large bowl.
Aunt West (an old woman wearing a light-colored dress and shawl) sits in front of a pile of corn, holding a broom, with a basket at her feet. Title supplied by cataloger.
Aunt West (an old woman wearing a dark dress and shawl) sits in front of a pile of corn, holding a broom, with a basket at her feet. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jilson Setters (a pseudonym for James William (J.W.) Day, 1860-1942), wearing a hat and carrying a cane, stands by piles of harvested corn resembling haystacks (probably on his farm in Rowan County, Kentucky). Title supplied by cataloger.
A woman wearing a long dress and man wearing a suit and straw hat stand outside a dilapidated log cabin amid a field of corn. Title supplied by cataloger.
Five men wearing work clothes (including four in overalls) stand in front of a cornfield. In front of them, a well-dressed man wearing pin-striped pants with suspenders is seated with a bowler (hat) on his lap. Title supplied by cataloger.
A farmer uses a hand-operated corn planter to plant his crop in a hillside field. Handwritten on bottom border: 493. Verso inscription is partially obscured by scrapbook paper that has adhered to the print, but appears to say: "___ plant__...
A man and woman stand behind a concession stand that has a "Pop Corn Crisp" sign on the wall above them. Address: Jefferson Dry Goods Company, 4th Street and Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky.
Billboard for Dr. Swett's root beer with a large bottle of root bear in the center. On the left is a man dressed like a Pilgrim. On the right is a woman dressed like a Native American. The text reads "Dr. Swett's Root Beer. A Great Drink! Rich...
