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Ferndale Farm (Potomac Landing), Prince George's County, Maryland

American History Museum

Object Details

Collection Collector

Robinson, Franklin A., Jr., 1959- (actor)

Collection Creator

Quinn, Terry (photographer)

Collection Citation

The Robinson and Via Family Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

Ferndale Farm, earlier known as Potomac Landing, was the Robinson farm located on Dyson Road in Prince George's County. It was known as the Ferndale Farm after circa 1896. This series includes farm account books ranging from 1872 to 1939, a threshing account book 1930-1931, farm papers including land rental agreements, products sold, seed, feed, machinery purchase and repair, and most other farm related expenses and income 1861-1966, most often these are designated by subject or crop. There is also farm related ephemera and publications, an aerial photograph of the John Deere Farm (a Robinson rental property owned by Katherine Deere Butterworth (1866-1953), granddaughter of the founder of the John Deere and Company, farm implement manufacturers), land plats and an aerial photograph pre-1958 of Ferndale Farm. There are motion pictures and photographs of this farm in series 6 and 7 respectively. Publications are filed chronologically.
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Robinson and Via Family Papers

Sponsor

Preservation of the 8mm films in this collection was made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Film Preservation Fund.

Date

1861-1975, undated

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.0475, Series 1

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

The Archives Center does not own exclusive rights to these materials. Copyright for all materials is retained by the donor, Franklin A. Robinson, Jr.; permission for commercial use and/or publication may be requested from the donor through the Archives Center. Military Records for Franklin A. Robinson (19322023) and correspondence from Richard I. Damalouji (1961-2014) are restricted; written permission is needed to research these files. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research but negatives and audiovisuial materials are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Some papers of living persons are restricted. Access to restricted portions may be arranged by request to the donor. Gloves required for unprotected photographs. Viewing film portions of the collection and listening to LP recording requires special appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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