South Dakota State University Archives & Special Collections

Letter: H.L. Loucks to R.F. Pettigrew, May 4, 1916

Correspondence

Letter: H.L. Loucks to R.F. Pettigrew, June 17, 1916

Correspondence

Edgar S. McFadden in uniform during World War I in 1917

Research Notebooks

Edgar S. McFadden during Hobo Day at South Dakota State College in 1917

Kathleen Norris Papers

McFadden family in 1919

Dean Portrait: Griffin, A.C. (Arleigh C)

Vivian V. Volstorff Papers

Dean Portrait: Williams, J.A.

1921 Little International Livestock Show Catalog

Annual Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog

1922 Little International Livestock Show catalog

Annual Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog

Black-and-white photograph of the South Dakota Crop Improvement Association booth the certified seed show

South Dakota Crop Improvement Association Records

Annual Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog

Ben Reifel's Education

Rosaceae B. Juss. Spirea media Schmidt. Plant specimen collected by N.E. Hansen, 1924. N.E. Hansen (1866-1950) was a Danish-American horticulturist and botanist who was a pioneer in plant breeding. Hansen came to South Dakota in 1895 and became the first head of the Horticultural Department of South Dakota State College. He also served as agricultural explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture. He searched for hardy grasses, fruits, and other plants throughout Europe and Asia and brought them back to the United States to raise or crossbreed with American varieties to produce hardy plants. Specimen is mounted on an 11.5 x 16.5 inch herbarium sheet accompanied by a label printed in Russian in Cyrillic letter with hand-written notation in blank ink.

Plant specimen: Rosaceae B. Juss. Spirea media Schmidt

Rosaceae B. Juss. Pyrus ussuriensis Max +P. Sinensis Lindl. Plant specimen collected by N.E. Hansen, 1924, also known as the Ussurian pear, Harbin pear, and Manchurian pear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Korea, Japan, and the Ussuri River area of far eastern Russia. N.E. Hansen (1866-1950) was a Danish-American horticulturist and botanist who was a pioneer in plant breeding. Hansen came to South Dakota in 1895 and became the first head of the Horticultural Department of South Dakota State College. He also served as agricultural explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture. He searched for hardy grasses, fruits, and other plants throughout Europe and Asia and brought them back to the United States to raise or crossbreed with American varieties to produce hardy plants. Specimen is mounted on an 11.5 x 16.5 inch herbarium sheet accompanied by a label printed in Russian in Cyrillic letter with hand-written notation in blank ink.

Plant specimen: Rosaceae B. Juss. Pyrus ussuriensis Max =P. Sinensis Lindl.

Mausoleum of General Ma Zhanshan in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Mausoleum built by General Ma for himself and two wives, Harbin, China, 1924.

Mausoleum of General Ma Zhanshan in Harbin, China in 1924

Ornamental plantings in a garden in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Garden at Harbin 1924.

Garden in Harbin, China in 1924

Tree surrounded by a small lattice fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924.

Park in Harbin, China in 1924

Garden feature by a small lattice fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924.

Park in Harbin, China in 1924

Child running by the ornamental plantings surrounded by a fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924.

Park in Harbin, China in 1924

Ornamental plantings surrounded by a fence in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Park at Harbin 1924.

Park in Harbin, China in 1924

Men walking over the rails at the Trans-Siberian Railway east of Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Siberian Railway east of Harbin, 1924.

Men at the Trans-Siberian Railway east of Harbin, China in 1924

N.E. Hansen and another man are standing in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Kaoliang at Echo, Manchuria 1924.

N.E. Hansen in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China in 1924

Rickshaw on the street by an ornate storefront in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien Manchuria Chinese Store - 1924.

Storefront in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Large baskets of fruit for sale at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Fruit bazaar at Futachien 1924.

Baskets of fruit at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Man selling fruit at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924.

Bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Fruit sellers at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924.

Bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

People buying and selling fruits and vegetables at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924.

Bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

People looking at fruits and vegetables for sale at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924.

Bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Ornate sign hanging over store in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Manchouli North China 1924.

Ornate store sign in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen and his three assistants gathering specimens in a field with a horse-drawn wagon at Mendoche before they begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China, there is a dog in the grass; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche 1924 North China.

N.E. Hansen and his assistants begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China in 1924

Terrain in Mendoche, northern China that N.E. Hansen traveled in is search for hardy peach trees in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924.

Terrain in northern China that N.E. Hansen traveled in is search for hardy peach trees in 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants are gathering specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924.

N.E. Hansen and two assistants gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants climb rough terrain to gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924.

N.E. Hansen and two assistants gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants rest in the grass on their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924.

N.E. Hansen and two assistants on their search for hardy peach trees in northern China in 1924

People gathered at a bazaar on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin 1924 North China.

Bazaar on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China in 1924

Dead trees on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin 1924 North China.

Scenery on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China in 1924

Transmission lines on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: On Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin 1924 North China.

Powerlines on the Trans-Siberian Railway enroute to Saolin in northern China in 1924

Mountain scenery on the Trans-Siberian Railway at Saolin in northern where N.E. Hansen was conducting research on pears.

Mountain scenery on the Trans-Siberian Railway at Saolin in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters for pears in the mountains 1924.

N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen's mountain headquarters is nestled in the trees while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters fro pears in the mountains 1924.

N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China in 1924

Assistants to N.E. Hansen gather specimens of pears in Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin 1924 North China pear research.

Assistants to N.E. Hansen gather specimens of pears in Saolin in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen and another man are sitting in rickshaws while Hansen was on the hunt for pears in northern China, there are several children surrounding them; written in pencil on the back: 1924 Hunting for Pears Niels Hansen north China.

N.E. Hansen in a rickshaw in northern China in 1924

Valley of the Da Hinggan mountain range in northern China where the Trans-Siberian Railway runs, there are buildings in the foreground; written in pencil on the back: In Hinggan North China in mountains 1924.

Scenery in the Da Hinggan mountain range in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen is standing behind a man with a carrying pole on his shoulders and two baskets full of pears at Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China, there are two men accompanying them; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924.

N.E. Hansen with a local man while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China in 1924

Mountain scenery by the Trans-Siberian Railway in northern China; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924.

Mountain scenery by the Trans-Siberian Railway in northern China in 1924

Family waiting to board a Trans-Siberian Railway rail car in northern China in 1924

Ship on the Inland Sea in Japan; written in pencil on the back: Ships on Inland Sea, Japan 1924.

Ships on the Inland Sea in Japan in 1924

Field and village nestled in the mountains by the Inland Sea in Japan, a fence can be seen in the foreground; written in pencil on the back: along Inland Sea, Japan 1924.

Field and village by the Inland Sea in Japan in 1924

Ship in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924.

Ship in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan in 1924

Ships in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924.

Ships in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan in 1924

Steamer ship by the dock at the port in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan, there are people waiting to board the ship on the dock, a small boat is in the water in the foreground, the ship is possibly a steamer ship called the Admiral from a line of ships owned and operated by the United States government; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924.

Dock at the port in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan in 1924

Aceraceae Neck. Acer Mairunduense ? et Mey.. Plant specimen from the maple family collected by N.E. Hansen, 1924. N.E. Hansen (1866-1950) was a Danish-American horticulturist and botanist who was a pioneer in plant breeding. Hansen came to South Dakota in 1895 and became the first head of the Horticultural Department of South Dakota State College. He also served as agricultural explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture. He searched for hardy grasses, fruits, and other plants throughout Europe and Asia and brought them back to the United States to raise or crossbreed with American varieties to produce hardy plants. Specimen is mounted on an 11.5 x 16.5 inch herbarium sheet accompanied by a label printed in Russian in Cyrillic letter with hand-written notation in black ink.

Plant specimen: Aceraceae Neck. Acer Mairunduense ? et Mey. Plant specimen from the maple family

Rosaceae B. Juss. Spirea Chamaedrifolia L. Common name germander meadowsweet or elm-leaved spirea. Plant specimen collected by N.E. Hansen, 1924. Spiraea chamaedryfolia is a shrub reaching a height of 1–1.5 meters (3 feet 3 inches–4 feet 11 inches). Branchlets are brownish or red-brown. Leaves are simple, oblong or lance-shaped, toothed on the edges, 40–60 millimeters (1.6–2.4 inches) long and 10–30 millimeters (0.39–1.18 inches) wide, with a petiole of 4–7 millimeters. The white flowers of 6–9 millimeters in diameter grow in spike-like clusters at the ends of the branches. Flowering period extends from May to September. N.E. Hansen (1866-1950) was a Danish-American horticulturist and botanist who was a pioneer in plant breeding. Hansen came to South Dakota in 1895 and became the first head of the Horticultural Department of South Dakota State College. He also served as agricultural explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture. He searched for hardy grasses, fruits, and other plants throughout Europe and Asia and brought them back to the United States to raise or crossbreed with American varieties to produce hardy plants. Specimen is mounted on an 11.5 x 16.5 inch herbarium sheet accompanied by a label printed in Russian in Cyrillic letter with hand-written notation in black ink.

Plant specimen: Rosaceae B. Juss. Spirea Chamaedrifolia L. Common name germander meadowsweet or elm-leaved spirea

Rosaceae B. Juss. Micromeles alnifolia Koehne. Plant specimen collected by N.E. Hansen, 1924. N.E. Hansen (1866-1950) was a Danish-American horticulturist and botanist who was a pioneer in plant breeding. Hansen came to South Dakota in 1895 and became the first head of the Horticultural Department of South Dakota State College. He also served as agricultural explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture. He searched for hardy grasses, fruits, and other plants throughout Europe and Asia and brought them back to the United States to raise or crossbreed with American varieties to produce hardy plants. Specimen is mounted on an 11.5 x 16.5 inch herbarium sheet accompanied by a label printed in Russian in Cyrillic letter with hand-written notation in blank ink.

Plant specimen: Rosaceae B. Juss. Micromeles alnifolia Koehne

Saxofragaceae Dumort. Ribes manshuricum (Max.) Kom. Plant specimen collected by N.E. Hansen, 1924. Saxifragaceae are found mostly in the Northern Hemisphere, with centers of diversity in the Himalayas, East Asia, and Western North America. N.E. Hansen (1866-1950) was a Danish-American horticulturist and botanist who was a pioneer in plant breeding. Hansen came to South Dakota in 1895 and became the first head of the Horticultural Department of South Dakota State College. He also served as agricultural explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture. He searched for hardy grasses, fruits, and other plants throughout Europe and Asia and brought them back to the United States to raise or crossbreed with American varieties to produce hardy plants. Specimen is mounted on an 11.5 x 16.5 inch herbarium sheet accompanied by a label printed in Russian in Cyrillic letter with hand-written notation in black ink.

Plant specimen: Saxofragaceae Dumort. Ribes manshuricum (Max.) Kom

View of the Mausoleum of General Ma Zhanshan in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Mausoleum built by General Ma for himself and two wives, Harbin, China, 1924.

Mausoleum of General Ma Zhanshan in Harbin, China in 1924

Man in General Ma Zhanshan Gardens in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: In General Ma's Garden, Harbin, China, 1924.

General Ma Zhanshan Gardens in Harbin, China in 1924

Ornamental plantings in a park in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Garden at Harbin 1924.

Garden in Harbin, China in 1924

N.E. Hansen looking at bags of soybeans at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China, there are men sitting by a building in the background; written in pencil on the back: Soybeans at Futachien 1924.

N.E. Hansen at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Horse-drawn rickshaw carriage on the street by an ornate storefront in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien Manchuria Chinese Store - 1924.

Storefront in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Busy street in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924.

Busy street in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen looking at onions and other vegetables for sale at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Onions, etc. at Futachien 1924.

N.E. Hansen at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Man sitting on a table at a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924.

Bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen with a man wearing white in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924.

N.E. Hansen in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Ornate designs on a building in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Manchouli North China 1924.

Ornate building in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen and his three assistants stand by a horse-drawn wagon by a building at Mendoche before they begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche 1924 North China.

N.E. Hansen and his assistants begin a search for hardy peach trees in northern China in 1924

Three assistants to N.E. Hansen are gathering specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924.

Assistants to N.E. Hansen gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in northern China in 1924

Man walking down the stairs at the railway station in Saolin in northern China, a young girl is standing at the foot of the stairs; written in pencil on the back: Railway station Saolin North China 1924.

Railway station in Saolin in northern China in 1924

Man hauling dirt in baskets attached to a carrying pole on his shoulders, the dirt is being loaded on to a Trans-Siberian Railway train car near Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin 1924 North China pear research.

Train car on the Trans-Siberian Railway near Saolin in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen and a companion on a horse-drawn wagon ready to start the Da Hinggan mountain range in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Starting over the mountains to Hinggan 1924 North China.

N.E. Hansen ready to start over the Da Hinggan mountain range in northern China in 1924

Man with a carrying pole on his shoulders and two baskets full of pears at N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924.

Local man assisting N.E. Hansen while he conducts pear research at Saolin in northern China in 1924

Man with a carrying pole on his shoulders is with another man and a young child in front of N.E. Hansen's headquarters while conducting pear research at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: North China 1924.

Local man assisting N.E. Hansen while he conducts pear research at Saolin in northern China in 1924

Temple in Seoul, Korea in 1924

Field and village nestled in the mountains by the Inland Sea in Japan; written in pencil on the back: along Inland Sea, Japan 1924.

Field and village by the Inland Sea in Japan in 1924

Passengers waiting to board a steamer ship by the dock at the port in Tokyo Bay at Yokahama, Japan, the ship is possibly a steamer ship called the Admiral from a line of ships owned and operated by the United States government; written in pencil on the back: Yokohama 1924.

Steamer ship at the port on Tokyo Bay at Yokohama, Japan in 1924

Aceraceae Neck. Acer Tomentosum Max. Plant specimen from the maple family collected by N.E. Hansen, 1924. N.E. Hansen (1866-1950) was a Danish-American horticulturist and botanist who was a pioneer in plant breeding. Hansen came to South Dakota in 1895 and became the first head of the Horticultural Department of South Dakota State College. He also served as agricultural explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture. He searched for hardy grasses, fruits, and other plants throughout Europe and Asia and brought them back to the United States to raise or crossbreed with American varieties to produce hardy plants. Specimen is mounted on an 11.5 x 16.5 inch herbarium sheet accompanied by a label printed in Russian in Cyrillic letter with hand-written notation in black ink.

Plant specimen: Aceraceae Neck. Acer Tomentosum Max. Plant specimen from the maple family

Plant specimen: Rosaceae B. Juss. Spirea Chamaedrifolia L. Common name germander meadowsweet or elm-leaved spirea

Saxifragaceae Dumort. Deutzia parviflora Bunge. Plant specimen collected by N.E. Hansen, 1924. Saxifragaceae are found mostly in the Northern Hemisphere, with centers of diversity in the Himalayas, East Asia, and Western North America. N.E. Hansen (1866-1950) was a Danish-American horticulturist and botanist who was a pioneer in plant breeding. Hansen came to South Dakota in 1895 and became the first head of the Horticultural Department of South Dakota State College. He also served as agricultural explorer for the United States Department of Agriculture. He searched for hardy grasses, fruits, and other plants throughout Europe and Asia and brought them back to the United States to raise or crossbreed with American varieties to produce hardy plants. Specimen is mounted on an 11.5 x 16.5 inch herbarium sheet accompanied by a label printed in Russian in Cyrillic letter with hand-written notation in black ink.

Plant specimen: Saxifragaceae Dumort. Deutzia parviflora Bunge

People on the Trans-Siberian Railway platform by the train in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Hailar 1924.

Trans-Siberian Railway platform at Harbin, China in 1924

Monument in General Ma Zhanshan Gardens in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Monument General Ma's Garden on the outskirts of Harbin, China, 1924.

Monument in General Ma Zhanshan Gardens in Harbin, China in 1924

Park in Harbin, China in 1924

Man smiles for the camera while N.E. Hansen is looking the fruit he has for sale at a bazaar in Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Harbin 1924.

N.E. Hansen at bazaar in Harbin, China, 1924

Men selling wild grapes by the Trans-Siberian Railway east of Harbin, China; written in pencil on the back: Selling wild grapes on railway east of Harbin, 1924.

Men selling wild grapes by the Trans-Siberian Railway by Harbin, China, 19224

N.E. Hansen with two others standing in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China; written in pencil on the back: Kaoliang at Echo, Manchuria 1924.

N.E. Hansen in a Kaoliang sorghum field at Echo in Manchuria, China in 1924

Many people in a bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China, there is fruit in the foreground; written in pencil on the back: Futachien 1924.

Bazaar in Fushun, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Signs hanging over stores in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China as viewed from behind a horse; written in pencil on the back: Signs over North Chinese store - Manchouli 1924.

Stores in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Men working on a Trans-Siberian Railway train car enroute to Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Siberian Railway enroute to Manchouli 1924.

Men working on a Trans-Siberian Railway train car enroute to Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

Signs hanging over stores in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Manchouli North China 1924.

Store signs in Manzhouli, Manchuria in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen and two assistants gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen's assistants gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in Mendoche in northern China in 1924, one man is holding a gun; written in pencil on the back: Mendoche, North China 1924.

N.E. Hansen's assistants gather specimens in their search for hardy peach trees in northern China in 1924

N.E. Hansen and native Manchu mountain farmer in Myfun in northern China in 1924, note the noodles and squash drying in the background; written in pencil on the back: Myfun, North China N.E. Hansen and native Manchu mountain farmer note macaroni hung up in rear and dried squash.

N.E. Hansen and Manchu mountain farmer in Myfun in northern China in 1924

Pear tree in the mountains was photographed as an example during N.E. Hansen's research on pears at Saolin in northern China; written in pencil on the back: Saolin, China my headquarters fro pears in the mountains 1924.

Pear tree in the mountains at Saolin in northern China in 1924

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