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Family Weeding Garden

Date: 08 1914
Description: John Van Ness and his niece and nephew removing weeds from their "truck patch." Mr. Van Ness is using a hoe.
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White Rabbit Longtail and C.A. Leicht

Date: 08 1914
Description: Full-length studio portrait of an 85-year-old Ho-Chunk man, White Rabbit Longtail, posing standing and smiling while pretending to scalp his friend, C.A. L...
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City Hall in Louvain

Date: 08 1914
Description: Views of the City Hall in Louvain (Leuven or Loewen) before and after the bombardment. Louvain was attacked, and heavily damaged, by German forces in Augus...
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Destruction of the Dinant Cathedral

Date: 08 1914
Description: The largest stained glass window in Europe located in the cathedral of Dinant in Belgium. Even though the church building suffered enormous damage from she...
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The Dove of the Ark

Date: 08 1914
Description: A woman, possibly Mrs. Buswell, is holding a boat oar with her right hand, resembling a monarch with a scepter, while standing on the pier. Archibald Lake ...
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Landing at Picnic Island

Date: 08 1914
Description: Looking at the camera, G.F. Loomis is sitting in the front of boat, on the far left. In total, there are 4 boats arriving at Picnic Island on Archibald Lak...
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Mrs. Buswell Rowing to the Hermit

Date: 08 1914
Description: Mrs. Buswell (Mary Emeline "Lina" Porter Buswell) is rowing the boat on Archibald Lake. There are two books behind her on the boat bench. Caption reads: "M...

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