Credit: Missouri Botanical Garden Archives.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat - Aug. 30, 1942
"Gardeners' Display." ""Both amateur gardeners and commercial growers have been urged to participate in the Victory Garden Harvest Show to be staged at Shaw's Garden October 2-4.""
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch - July 23, 1942
"Shaw's Garden to charge Gate Fee First Time-- For Army, Navy Relief." ""20-Cent Admission Probable for Victory Garden Show to Be Held Oct. 2, 3, 4.""
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat - Aug. 30, 1942
"Garden Show Will Have Military Air." ""Special military drills, etc. at the Victory Garden Harvest Show.""
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Sept. 18, 1942
Clipping from unidentified newspaper headed: "Victory Garden Show To Be Held Oct. 2-4"
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Sept. 19, 1942
Clipping from unidentified newspaper headed: "Vegetables Steal the Show At Shaw's Garden Display." ""Visitors More Interested in Victory Garden Products, Even if Not So Lusty as Those of Farms, Than in Flowers.""
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Oct. 1, 1942
Publication called Public Service Ride Guide with a small article headed: "Victory Garden Show at Shaw's Garden."
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat - May 23, 1942
"Visit Shaw's Garden for a Change." Describes what one would find at the Missouri Botanical Garden. A photograph included with it is of a victory garden in New York.
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1942
First, second, third place and honorable mention award tokens for Garden For Victory. Victory Garden Harvest Show.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat - Sept. 26, 1942
Photograph headed "Preparing For Victory Garden Show." ""Pictured are Noel Thompson, Nancy Scudder, Mary Jo. Wagner, Ina Fleishel, Lieut. Ralph K. Niemoeller, and Lieut. R. S. Draper.""
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat - Sept. 29, 1942
Photograph headed: "Orchids And A Queen" showing Veiled Prophet Queen Barbara Wear in the orchid greenhouse at Shaw Arboretum. "Missouri Botanical Garden will exhibit the Veiled Prophet Queen's orchid bouquet at the Victory Garden Harvest Show although no ball will be given this year.""
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Sept. 29, 1942
Photograph captioned: "The reigning Veiled Prophet Queen, Miss Barbara Wear, center, and two of her special maids of ;honor, Miss Ruth Culver Rodemeyer, left, and Miss Lila Halliday Jones, select orchids at the Missouri Botanical Garden arboretum for a ""Queen's Bouquet,"" to be shown at the Victory Garden Harvest Show, at Shaw's Garden, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Although no Veiled Prophet ball will be held this year . . ."
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat - Oct. 4, 1942
Photograph headed: "From St. Louis Victory Gardens." ""Pictured is Lynn Claire Thompson with fruit and vegetables at the Victory Garden Harvest Show.""
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1942
"Clipping from unnamed Oklahoma City newspaper headed: "City Rose Show Called Off, Cabbages Will Look Better." Has two paragraphs on the Victory Garden Harvest Show at Shaw's Garden.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat - Oct. 2, 1942
Photograph headed: "Up Go The Colors" of flag raising at the Victory Garden Harvest Show. Pictured are Lieut. Col. Robert M. Copeland, Leiut. Com. K. C. Huffman, and Mrs. Joel Y. Lund.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Oct. 3, 1942
Photograph captioned "Mrs. Charles Hummel . . . and Mrs. Robert Fletcher . . . found the display of pecans grown in St. Louis County and the mounted squirrels particularly interesting." Victory Garden Harvest Show?
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Oct. 1942
The October Calendar of Programs Open To The Public, published by The Adult Education Council of Greater St. Louis. Missouri Botanical Garden is listed in two places under exhibits, one for water lilies and orchids, and one for the Victory Garden Harvest Show.
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Oct. 3, 1942
Clipping from unidentified newspaper headed: "V. P. Queen's Bouquet of Orchids on View at Shaw's Garden Today." Describes what can be seen at the Victory Garden Harvest Show.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat - Oct. 4, 1942
"Victory Garden Rivalry Keen." Lists winners in the various competitions at the Victory Garden Harvest Show.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Oct. 3, 1942
Photograph headed: "Victory Garden Show Opens." Photo shows canned goods being examined by young Albert Kenter.
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Sept. 9, 1942
Premium list for the Greater St. Louis Victory Garden Harvest Show.
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Feb. 9, 1943
Clipping from Star-Times headed "Botanical Garden Bulletin Offers Victory Garden Tips."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Feb. 7, 1943
"Making Victory Gardens Grow Despite Handicaps."
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Apr. 29, 1944
Editorial headed: "A Victory Garden Fights." Urges the planting of victory gardens.
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Aug. 13, 1944
Clipping from unidentified newspaper headed: "Victory Garden Show." Describes categories and prizes offered in the Victory Garden Harvest Show.
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Sept. 6, 1944
Clipping from Star-Times headed "Prize Produce To Win $1000 At Show.". Victory Garden Harvest Show. Photograph of William Maupin and his garden and of Susan Mueller gathering vegetables from the garden of Hugo Nietzsche.
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Sept. 8, 1944
Premium booklet for the Greater St. Louis Victory Garden Harvest Show.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Sept., 1945
"Victory Garden Harvest Show Opens, $1000 in Bonds Awarded."