Sack

Name/Title

Sack

Description

White linen bag, open at the top; one side has an outline map of Indiana printed in blue and inside map printed in blue and red lettering is "INDIANA/CERTIFIED/SEED/CERTIFIED BY/INDIANA CROP/IMPROVEMENT/ASSOCIATION" and at bottom of map printed in red letters inside a blue box is "Certification Void Without/Association Tag;" other side has a blue badge or shield shape on which are 2 corn plants w/a large ear of dent corn between them, these are printed in gold; lettering on the badge is red on white and reads "INDIANA HYBRID/SEED CORN"; printed above the badge in red is "SHELBY COUNTY'S/BEST" and printed below the badge in red is "PETER J. LUX & SONS/ ROUTE 5/SHELBYVILLE, IND." top right corner of one side is printed in red w/a double square form; sides of the outer square made up of the names "SEMMES" printed twice vertically and twice horizontally; the inside squar reads "BAGS/MEMPHIS"

Collection

M/M Weldon Kemper

Acquisition

Accession

1986.002

Source or Donor

Weldon Price Kemper, Charlotte Murphy Kemper

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Place

Location

Memphis, Tennessee

Notes

Date: Mid 20th century Made: Semmes Bags

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 5, 2001

Create Date

September 5, 2001

Update Date

September 6, 2001