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Cellar Entrance

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron and holding a bowl is posing on the stairs of a cellar bulkhead on the side of a farmhouse. A bell on a wooden pole is next to the...
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Woman at Wood Pile

Date: 1923
Description: A woman, possibly Anna Neary, gathering pieces of chopped wood in her arms as she kneels near a wood pile on the A.E. Bancroft farm.
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Woman with Pressure Cooker

Date: 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner opening a pressure cooker on a stove in a farmhouse, possibly as part of a home canning process.
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Electric Light Switch

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner pushing a button on an electric light switch on the wall in her farmhouse.
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Woman with Firewood

Date: 07 1923
Description: A woman moving a box of firewood inside a farmhouse. A teakettle is standing on a stove to the left.
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Woman Cooking

Date: 07 1923
Description: Mrs. John Esche using a woodburning stove marked "Home Comfort" while preparing food. A crate holding firewood is to the right of the stove.
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Woman and Child with Electric Washer

Date: 1931
Description: A woman and a girl are using an electric washing machine to clean clothing or bedsheets in a basement. The machine is powered by a DELCO-Light Plant system...
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Built-In Ironing Board

Date: 06 1923
Description: Mrs. Betz ironing a skirt on a wall-mounted foldout ironing board. A radiator is along the wall near a sink, and a wooden chair is on the right.
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Margaret Monier Canning

Date: 06 1923
Description: Margaret Monier using a pressure cooker while canning in the home of Miss Marilla Zearing. Cans of produce are cooling on wire racks on the counter and in ...
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Newspaper on Floor

Date: 07 1923
Description: Pages from a newspaper are scattered on a rug at the base of a rocking chair in a farmhouse living room. A radiator and bookcase are behind the chair.
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Cleaning Supply Closet

Date: 07 1923
Description: A broom, dustpan, and a duster hanging in a cleaning supply closet at the top of a staircase in the house of Adolph Betz.
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Electric Clothing Ironer

Date: 10 1927
Description: Freshly pressed clothing hanging on a metal bar off an Apex electric ironing machine.
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Woodburning Stove

Date: 06 1923
Description: A wooden storage box for firewood behind a woodburning stove in a farmhouse kitchen. A sink with a hand-powered water pump is on the right.
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Unkempt Backyard

Date: 07 1923
Description: Rags, discarded shoes, empty bottles and food cans littering the space surrounding a rear entrance to a farmhouse.
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Knife Sharpener

Date: 1923
Description: A woman is using a knife sharpener mounted on a kitchen counter to sharpen a blade.
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Baby with Milk

Date: 1923
Description: A baby sitting in a wooden highchair with a glass of milk placed on the tray.
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Potato Ricer

Date: 06 1923
Description: A woman using a potato ricer in a farmhouse kitchen.
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Woman Using Fruit Press

Date: 06 1923
Description: A woman using a Dilver (fruit press) to juice fruit into a metal bowl on a tabletop.
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Woman Sewing with Machine

Date: 1923
Description: A woman using a foot-pedal sewing machine while working with a piece of fraying fabric.
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Disheveled Bedroom

Date: 1923
Description: Clothing lies on a bed, hangs from drawers, and sits on top of a dresser in an unorganized bedroom.

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