Portrait of William Richardson Cole wearing round shaped eye glasses, a grey tweed jacket, white shirt and a bow tie. He has grey hair and he is smiling slightly. On back of image reads: Born 12/15/1879, Died 04/13/1952. Extension Food Technologist, UMass. Dept. of Horticultural Manufacturers, then Dept. of Food Technology. [The following info. is found on the back of another image] - William R. Cole was born December 15, 1879 at North Andover, Mass. He attended the Massachusetts Agricultural College 1898-1900; Harvard Summer School, 1911; Columbia University Extension Courses, 1914-16. He taught at Deerfield Academy 1910-14, in the schools of Springfield, Mass. 1914-17, Essex County Agricultural School 1917-19. He was appointed Extension Specialist in Food Preservation at the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1919, became Assistant Extension Professor of Horticultural Manufactures in 1920 and Extension Professor in 1926. Written on the back of the image reads "William R. Cole Born 12/15/1879- Died 04-13-1952. Extension Food Technologist, UMass, Dept. Of Horticultural Manufactures, then Dept. of Food Technology".
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