1947 Press Photo Heap of corn that will become the famed Missouri Meerschaum

A farmer working on a heap of corn that will become the famed Missouri Meerschaum, corn cob pipes. On its way to be shelled, the corn was grown by farmers near Dekalb, Mo., from seed furnished by the Missouri Meerschaum Company of Washington, Mo., which also buys the cob.

Photo measures 7 x 9.25 inches.

Photo is dated 2-7-1947.



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