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Dale Farm
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A scrapbook page containing five photographs of John R. Commons and farm labor. The handwriting in the center reads: "Dale Farm with AL and Windy." Caption under the top right photograph reads: "The Farmer stands and views his lands, And tells his trusting wife and son, How, valiantly, with his own hands, He'll toil, while they have all the fun!" The caption under the bottom right photograph reads: "But shift your glance I pray, and look! A pipe, & some deep learned book — And wife and son — they'll wield the hoe!"
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W01340L
WHi 4461
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Wallace Reid, Dorothy Davenport, and their Son
1920
Original caption: "Wallace Reid, Paramount star, his wife, formerly Dorothy Davenport, and their son William Wallace Reid Jr., otherwise known as Bill, at the door of their Hollywood home."
Bryant Washburn with his Son and Wife
1917
Essanay silent film star Bryant Washburn in U.S. Army sergeant's uniform sits on the grass with his little son Bryant Washburn, Jr., and his wife, the actress Mabel Forrest.
Bryant Washburn with his Father, Grandmother and Baby Son
1916
Original caption: "Four Generations of Washburns. Bryant Washburn, Essanay star, photographed with his grandmother, his father and his son. All 'Bryant Washburns.'"
Oscar and Raccoon
1935
Oscar, an employee at the State Experimental Game and Fur Farm, feeding a raccoon which is riding on his shoulder. The raccoon is grasping Oscar's hand with his front paws. A caption on the reverse...
Poor Farm
Front view of the Poor Farm. Two front porches attach to the houses with decorative columns and lattice work. One of two front doors is open, and a side door is shown on the far right. Caption read...
