Dr. James R. Watson, Jr. Image Archive

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The sample of digitized slides available here includes selections from a total of about 19,000 images, in a variety of photographic formats, that were taken by Dr. Watson across his career. He retired from the Toro Corporation after a long career as one of the most influential turfgrass agronomists of the 20th century. His photographic legacy documents many of the turf facilities, individuals, equipment, cultural practices, and research efforts that he worked on or engaged with across the globe – and across all sectors that make up the world of turfgrass science.

Materials are made available courtesy of the family of Dr. James R. Watson, Jr. Support for the processing work has been provided by The Toro Foundation.

This prototype is part of the MSU Libraries' Turfgrass Information Center Resource Archive.

A 7 gang Toro Roughmaster mower with noisy, studded steel wheels, 1954 — *A 7 gang Toro Roughmaster mower with noisy, stu...*

A Jacklin seed production field in Washington of Merion Kentucky bluegrass, 1954 — *A Jacklin seed production field in Washington o...*

Soil layer cross-section image of how drum aeri...

Greenhouse view of turf samples in ceramic pots on bench, nitrogen fertilizer testing of Uramite types from Monsanto and Dupont, Penn State, 1954 — *Greenhouse view of turf samples in ceramic pots...*

"Deeper than average" leaf mulch test plot being mowed by a rotary mower at the Toro Research Center, in Minnesota, in 1954 — *"Deeper than average" leaf mulch test p...*

Mid-range view of a Toro mower with a chrome moly front catcher bracket, 1953 — *Mid-range view of a Toro mower with a chrome mo...*