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Mobile Bay Beach

Date: 03 05 1915
Description: Two well-dressed men gazing thoughtfully at the ocean at Mobile Bay beach.
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Young Boy in Wagon Pulled by Dogs

Date: 1915
Description: Young boy in a wagon pulled by two dogs near a cornfield.
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Vendors (?) at Outdoor Market

Date: 1915
Description: One man and two women on an urban sidewalk with baskets of produce. The man's basket is decorated with white stars on a dark field. The people are probably...
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Men Unloading Wagon with Crane

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Description: Two men using a crane to unload wagon box on the waterfront.
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Street Musician with Violin and Dog

Date: 1915
Description: A street musician named Frank Ritter playing violin on a city sidewalk (possibly in Chicago), with a dog leashed to his belt. A tin cup is attached to the ...
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Woman Pumping Water from Farm Well

Date: 04 1923
Description: A bundled-up woman hand pumps water from a well into a pail. The ground is covered with ice and snow. Two cars and a farmhouse are in the background.
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Outhouse behind Farmhouse

Date: 04 1923
Description: An outhouse without a door during the winter. The outhouse is situated under a tree behind a farmhouse.
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Small Town in Poor Farming Country

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Description: People assembled at storefront along the street of a small town in "poor farming country."
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Prosperous Town in Good Farming Country

Date: 07 1930
Description: Downtown Aurora, a "prosperous town in good farming country," seen from the street.
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Rural School Health Parade and Festival

Date: 05 1928
Description: School children and teachers from Lemont township marching in a rural school festival parade. The children are dressed in white cloaks and hats bearing a m...
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Children at 4th of July Celebration

Date: 07 04 1917
Description: Children dressed up for the Fourth of July at the Trenton Country Club. Three young boys are pulling a girl and boy in a wagon adorned with stars and strip...
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Townspeople Assembled in front of One-Room Schoolhouse

Date: 02 15 1915
Description: Townspeople and a Ford automobile in front of a one-room schoolhouse in rural Alabama. The original caption reads: "This school house at Alpine, Ala., is a...
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Agricultural Extension Lecture from Car

Date: 1915
Description: Professor Holden of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department expounds the benefits of alfalfa from the back seat of a car.
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Automobiles Parked Along Rural Road

Date: 1918
Description: Automobiles, including a Ford runabout, parked along a rural dirt road for an International Harvester Agricultural Extension Department short course and ma...
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Agricultural Extension Crew(?) Touring Iowa and Missouri

Date: 1913
Description: Group portrait of men, women and children posing for an impromptu portrait near a passenger train. The photograph was taken on a stop during an Internation...
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Caught at the Milk Station

Date: 1913
Description: Mr. J.E. Waggoner, International Harvester Company Agricultural Extension Dept. employee, delivering roadside alfalfa lecture to a crowd of farmers arrivin...
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Band Playing at Train Station

Date: 1917
Description: Twelve piece brass band playing at a railroad station during the "Union Pacific Preparedness Special Campaign."
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Union Pacific Railroad Crew

Date: 1917
Description: Eighteen man crew for the Union Pacific Silo Special Trip posing for a group portrait in front of railroad cars.
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Automobile Stuck in Rural Road

Date: 12 07 1915
Description: Three employees of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department working to free a car stuck in a muddy rural road. The original caption read...
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Akron Works Truck Chassis Assembly Line

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Description: Truck chassis on an assembly line at International Harvester's Akron Works. The factory was owned by the Aultman & Miller Buckeye Company until the company...

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