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Douglas W. Booth and other standing in an electric demonstration kitchen donated by Duke Power Company at the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center

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Item information

Title:
Douglas W. Booth and other standing in an electric demonstration kitchen donated by Duke Power Company at the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center
Description:
Two men standing in an electric demonstration kitchen donated by Duke Power Company at the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center. Gentleman to the left is Douglas "Doug" W. Booth, who would become President of Duke Power.
Topics:
Community and Extension
Subjects:
4-H clubs
Camps
Electricity
Gifts
Home demonstration work
Kitchens
Plaques, plaquettes
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
8 x 10 in.
Item identifier:
0019668
Created Date:
Genre:
Group portraits
Names:
Booth, Douglas more info on Booth, Douglas 
Duke Power Company more info on Duke Power Company 
Location:
Reidsville (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs
Green 'N' Growing

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
4-H Youth Development (UA023.008) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
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Rights:
For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
Funding:
Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.