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School Boys Raising a Garden

Date: 04 18 1917
Description: Young boys digging a garden in an urban setting on "Mowhawk Street near Larrabee." Original caption reads: "Newberry School boys who have gotten into the h...
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Children at Play in Chicago Alley

Date: 07 1923
Description: Children at play in a dirt alley on Chicago's west side.
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Riders on an Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Two riders on an early Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle near a community garden at Harrison and Jefferson streets in Chicago. An International Harvester trac...
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Vacant Lot

Date: 1920
Description: View of a vacant lot littered with garbage and weeds in a residential area. Across the street in the background are what appears to be a row of apartment b...
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Children Near Tenements

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of five children walking in a field behind what appears to be tenement housing. Wooden fire escapes are attached to the rear of the buildings...
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Urban Garden

Date: 1918
Description: A man is using a garden plow to cultivate an urban garden located near a row of commercial brick buildings.
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Children in Tenement Section

Date: 1923
Description: Children joining hands while playing in an alleyway between brick buildings in an area of tenement housing. A line of laundry suspended over the alley is h...
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Woman Driving Tractor

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston seated on the big IHC tractor at the plowing of the first tract of land at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Gard...
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Woman Driving Tractor in Urban Garden

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Miss Josephine Huddleston seated on the big IHC tractor at the plowing of the first tract of land at Harrison and Jefferson Streets for Chicago's City Gard...

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