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| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Sons of the American Legion in formation outside the Witt Studio. Two of them hold flags. Names are (left to right), Don Frank, Jerry Zander, Ralph Meyer, ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Farm couple seated together outdoors on the lawn, his arm around her shoulders. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Field workers take a lunch break outdoors. The man holding the food is Frank Haack and the woman taking a bite is his sister-in-law, Anna Bollenbeck. |
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| Description: | Workers pose on the frame of a barn they are building. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Man in a striped suit seated in a cart and holding the reins of a horse. Woodpiles are visible along a nearby wall and fence line. |
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| Description: | Casual portrait of photographer Matthew Witt seated at the foot of a ridge. It's likely that the image is a self-portrait produced by Witt himself. |
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| Description: | Full-length studio portrait of Otto Radke, Andrew Echstein, and Jake Lange posed in front of a painted backdrop. They have their guns leaning in front of t... |
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| Description: | A man wearing a suit and hat is walking down the sidewalk. It is probably Frank Lloyd Wright. Several other men can be seen in the background. |
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| Description: | A large hog in a farmyard being admired by five men standing behind him. |
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| Description: | A man poses on a bluff overlooking a farm in the valley below. |
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| Description: | Miss Emma Strauss poses near a house wearing a fur coat and fancy hat. |
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| Description: | A farmer in overalls and hat stands in a pasture next to a Holstein cow. He holds a bucket and is gripping one of the cow's horns. More cows are grouped in... |
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| Description: | Two men in work clothes and hats pose in a yard with farm implements. Both of them are smoking cigarettes. |
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| Description: | Outdoor scene of a crew of men building a barn. A smaller building is next to the tower structure for a windmill. |
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| Description: | A man wearing overalls and a hat holds the bridles of two large horses facing him in a farmyard. Farm buildings and wooded hills are in the background. |
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| Description: | A man poses while wearing a gas mask. His hat is on his arm and he holds a pack in his hands with the strap around his neck. He appears to be wearing a mil... |
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| Description: | A woman wearing a striped patriotic costume poses outdoors with an American Flag. Her hat is topped with a metallic star, her ankles and shoes are wrapped ... |
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| Description: | Theodore Monn stands next to a bull, holding a rope connected to the ring in the bull's nose. He is wearing work clothes and a hat. In the background is th... |
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| Description: | Rear view of group of men and women riding down a road in a wagon. The wagon has wooden benches (pews?) in it for passengers. Wooded hills can be seen in t... |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat is leaning against a wagon with his hands on his hips. His feet are crossed and he appears to be speaking or singing. He has a case slu... |
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