1945 "DeKalb National Corn Growing Contest" Champion Plaque lunt glass side panels

glass side panels

although the relief itself seems to be unused

Despite only living until age 33

features a multitude of period-specific design embellishments

Counter surface is 35"H

1945 "DeKalb National Corn Growing Contest" Champion Plaque lunt glass side panelsc. 1945; DeKalb Agricultural Association, Inc. DeKalb, Illinois, USA Shield form award plaque featuring a metal face mounted to a shaped wooden backing, issued for the DeKalb National Corn Growing Contest. The surface is engraved with stylized script reading "DEKALB National Corn Growing Contest," with a central banner naming the recipient, Dick Godwin, as champion from Dallas County and noting an official yield of 108. 68 bushels per acre. The DeKalb