With county fair season just around the corner, we took a dive into the Library of Congress archives to bring you vintage pictures of 4-H kids honing their crafts.
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]A 4-H boy poses with his calf, ca. 1942.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]A young man in Kentucky raises castor bean plants as part of his 4-H project, ca. 1943.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]A 4-H sewing class, ca. 1978.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]Girls at a 4-H fair in Cimarron, Kansas ca. August 1939.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]A 4-H family bring pig, sheep and poultry to their annual West Virginia fair, ca. 1921.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]Showing a calf at a 4-H club fair in central Iowa, ca. 1939.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]Chasing sheep, ca. 1978.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]4-H boys tend to their cows at the Vermont state fair, ca. 1937.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]A 4-H advisor helps a boy examine the quality of his sheep’s fleece, ca. October 1921.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]A 4-H club cooking demonstration, ca. 1941.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]Club members giving their 4-H pledge, ca. 1940.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]A young girl in Creek County, Oklahoma works on her 4-H sewing project, ca. 1940.[/mf_h5]
[mf_h5 align=”center” transform=”uppercase”]A 4-H club pie eating contest, ca. 1939.[/mf_h5]