Historical Images of Oregon State University
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Horticulturalist William A. “Tex” Frazier with bush beans

Date
  • 1970 circa
Description
  • Frazier joined Oregon State’s Horticulture Department in 1949, coming from the University of Hawaii. At Oregon State, he worked on breeding new varieties of vegetables with his student and fellow faculty member Jim Baggett. They are known for the developing a bush variety of the Blue Lake green bean, which enabled farmers to mechanically harvest this popular variety. Frazier also developed the Willamette tomato, one of the first varieties developed for the Willamette Valley and still popular with home gardeners.
Subject
Work Type
Identifier
  • P057:WilliamAFrazier
Local Collection Name
Institution
Submission Date
  • 07/19/2017
Modified
  • 12/02/2022
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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Zygophyllaceae http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85150086
2 Horticulture http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062204
3 Universities and colleges--Faculty http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85141120
4 Green bean http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97004773
5 Frazier, W. A. (William Allen), 1908- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2005072133
6 negatives (photographs) http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300127173
7 News and Communication Services Photograph Collection, 1962-1999 (P 057) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_057
8 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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