Winn L. Taplin, Sr. Collection
Content Description
The collection consists of nine photographs (2 1/2" x 4") taken in and around Plankinton (S.D.) The photos date to 1918. Winn L Taplin, Sr. (1893-1961), originally from Vermont, graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Animal Husbandry in 1916 and spent over six years of his life in Iowa and South Dakota. The images include a photo of main street Plankinton, two images of the main building at the State Training School, two images of cattle, and a photo of a horse drawn swather/windrower. The 1886 Dakota Territory Legislature approved the creation of the Dakota Reform School for delinquent children, with the school opening in Plankinton in 1888. In 1907, the name of the school changed to the State Training School. Two images in the collection show the
Acquisition Type
Gift
Restrictions Apply
No
- Agriculture Machinery Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cattle -- South Dakota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph Collection -- Manuscript Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Plankinton (S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- South Dakota State Training School (Plankinton, S.D.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Taplin, Winn L., Sr. (Person)
