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William J. Beal: Pioneer Applied Botanical Scientist and Research Society Builder

Previously Published in Agron. J. 99:1180–1187 (2007)

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View larger version (55K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 1. William James Beal when he entered Harvard University in 1862 (Baker and Baker, 1925).

View larger version (75K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 2. William J. Beal in the Botanical Garden on the State Agricultural College grounds, 1890s. Used with permission from Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections.

View larger version (168K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 3. Beal in the classroom, 1890s. Used with permission from Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections.

View larger version (114K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 4. First Botanical Laboratory built in 1880 on the State Agricultural College campus. Burned to the ground on 23 Mar. 1890. Used with permission from Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections.

View larger version (141K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig. 5. Professor Emeritus William James Beal in his Botanical Garden on the Michigan Agricultural College campus in 1920. Used with permission from Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections.