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552. Rose Island hens

Description: A flock of hens is shown on their pecking grounds aoutside a structure. The structure may be a henhouse - or a stylized greenhouse since one side has windows. The hens provided fresh eggs for the Rose Island hotel kitchens, concession stands, and catering service,. They were housed in the farm located on the peninsula.
Origin: 1930
Created By: Day, Stephen T.
Contributor(s): Fordyce, Jerry
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll24/id/142
Collection: Clark County Visual History
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Geography: Rose Island (Clark County, Indiana)
Subjects: Chickens
Agriculture
Amusement parks
Resorts
Clark County (Indiana) -- History
Rose Island (Clark County, Indiana) -- Food production

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