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Cross Plains Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of ice cream parlor with a horse-drawn wagon parked on the right with sheds behind. Barrels are stacked on the porch. Signs above the porch read: ...
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Woman in Fur Coat

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Description: Miss Emma Strauss poses near a house wearing a fur coat and fancy hat.
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Five Children in a Row

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Description: Five children pose in a row according to height in front of a porch. Their names are Theo Saeman Cavanaugh, Laura Saeman Gronenthal, Louis C. Saeman, Greg ...
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Woman in Wooden Barrel

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Description: A woman crouches down inside a wooden barrel which is sitting on the ground near porch steps.
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Family with Pets and Dead Fox

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Description: A family poses outdoors in the snow in front of their house. The father proudly holds a dead fox. The mother and youngest child stand on the left, and the ...
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Woman Dancer Posing

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Description: A woman dancer in costume strikes a pose in profile in a yard in front of a porch. Her costume consists of harem trousers, a sash around her waist, a camis...
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Woman Posing in Costume

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Description: A woman in a costume gazes into the camera with one foot resting on a box, one hand on her hip, the other hand on her knee. Her costume consists of harem t...
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Two Children Hold a Flag

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Description: Two young children on the top step of a porch are holding an American Flag. One is standing and the other is sitting. They are wearing dresses, stockings, ...
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Nun with Suitcase

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Description: A nun stands on the sidewalk with a suitcase near a woman standing on the steps to a porch. The nun is wearing the traditional habit and headpiece and the ...
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Matthew Witt's First Home

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Description: View of the exterior of the first home of Matthew Witt, photographer. An automobile is parked in the yard.
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Man, Girl and Boy

Date: 1930
Description: Group of three people standing outside on a sidewalk in front of a stone dwelling with a porch and steps behind them. A man holds a bottle, ready to pour i...
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Man, Woman and Girl

Date: 1930
Description: Group of three people standing outside on a sidewalk in front of a stone dwelling with a porch and steps behind them. A man holds a bottle, ready to pour i...
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Woman Posing Outdoors

Date: 1930
Description: A woman poses on the lawn in front of a house with a porch. She is wearing a dress, apron, shawl, hat and shoes. In one hand she has a cane and in the othe...
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Man Standing on Load of Logs

Date: 1921
Description: A man is standing on top of a stack of firewood that is loaded on his horse-drawn bobsled. He is wearing a coat and hat. In the background are two homes an...
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Two Young Men on Horseback

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Description: Two young men are posing outdoors on horseback in front of the C.J. Faust & Co., Funeral Directors' building. They are wearing jackets and hats. A dirt roa...
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Family Portrait on Porch

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Description: Group portrait of a family posed on a porch. The three women in the back hold a large enamel bowl, a mixing bowl and spoon, and a grinder or sifter. In fro...
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Group Seated on Porch

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Description: Two men and one woman are seated on a porch. The men are smoking cigars. Two children can be seen standing behind the screen door behind them.
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Two Young Women on a Front Porch

Date: 1919
Description: Two young women posing while leaning on the columns of a front porch.
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Farmer with Boys and Horses

Date: 1922
Description: Farmer and three boys posing with five horses in front of a house.
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View of a Small Town

Date: 1914
Description: Street view with frame residences in a small town.

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