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Group Portrait of African Americans in front of Building

Date: 02 17 1915
Description: Group portrait of African American children and adults posing in front of a run-down building with a stone chimney — possibly a rural school house.
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Suburban Home Landscaping

Date: 1924
Description: Suburban lawn and shrubbery demonstrate what the original caption describes as "well-planned" landscaping and upkeep.
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Farmhouse's Planting and Fence

Date: 1924
Description: View from a rural road to a farmhouse demonstrating its landscaping and what the original caption describes as a "novel fence." The large barn in the backg...
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Pleasant View Schoolhouse

Date: 1919
Description: Exterior shot of Pleasant View schoolhouse. There is a bell tower on the roof.
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Exterior View of One-Room Schoolhouse

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior photograph of schoolhouse. Original caption reads: "one room school cost $3786." The building has a stone foundation, a roof vent, and a chimney a...
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Henequen Processing Facility

Date: 1913
Description: Processing plant, most likely for henequen or sisal fiber. The plant may be located in the Yucatan.
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Greek Amphitheater in Illinois

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of a Greek amphitheater. Residences and other buildings are in the background.
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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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Old Log Cabin

Date: 1925
Description: Original caption: "The old log cabin of a generation ago--seldom seen today." Two children are sitting inside the screen door of the cabin.
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Schoolhouse in the Woods

Date: 1919
Description: Small schoolhouse with a bell tower on the roof over the entrance to the building. The schoolhouse is surrounded by trees. A class of students is pictured ...
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Brick Farmhouse

Date: 1920
Description: Farm family and their dog in front of a two-story brick farmhouse.
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Family Standing in front of Climbing Plant

Date: 1920
Description: Family, including a man, two boys and a girl, standing in front of a farm house and a large climbing plant.
Postcard

Man at State Agricultural College

Date: 
Description: View of a man standing in a field holding a sheaf of grain. In the background is a water tower near a building and a smokestack.

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