Native chicken and fresh eggs from New England farms, New England Poultry and Egg Institute, 711 Bolyston Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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This pamphlet contains harmful imagery and language including cartoonish imagery of disabled persons and a reference to disabled persons in a derogatory manner.

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This pamphlet provides consumers with basic information about chickens and eggs. Distributed by the New England Poultry and Egg Institute, the information covers proper storage of chicke and eggs as well as how to calculate the value of eggs by weight. Throughout the pamphlet are caricatures of people doing various activties, each accompanied by a short phrase about why eggs are essential. There are also photographs of a cooked chicken, eggs, and a farmer with a chicken.