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Farmer Making Soap
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The farmer and his wife are making soap outdoors. Lye is made by letting rain water seep through wood ashes for several months. Lye and fat produce soap. The leach barrel or hopper in this image contains lye.
1910
Smith, Joseph, Dr.
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WHi 1949
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Dinner with Family
1910
Dr. Joseph Smith and Mary E. Smith seated at a set dinner table with Harriet Millard and Harriet Millard Smith. On the table is a bouquet of flowers and a serving dish of roasted poultry.
Harriet Millard Smith Group Portrait
1913
Indoor portrait of Harriet Crown Millard Smith sitting between two unidentified gentlemen.
Harriet Millard Smith on the Porch
1913
Harriet Millard Smith standing on the front porch of her home at 304 Fourth Street.
St. Ambrose Episcopal Church
1913
View of side and front of the St. Ambrose Episcopal Church. Two people are standing near the ivy which is growing up the side of the tower near the arched door behind a strip of plants and flowers.
Dr. Joseph Smith and His Wife
1919
Dr. Joseph Smith and his wife, Mary, pose next to trees by a rivers edge.
