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Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Matthew Witt photographs, circa 1917-1950
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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Farm couple seated together outdoors on the lawn, his arm around her shoulders. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Woman holding flowers posing on the back of an Avery gasoline tractor. |
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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. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Outdoor portrait of a young dark-haired women standing in a field of flowers before a sign attached to a telephone pole. The sign reads: "Choice Honey For ... |
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| Description: | Outdoor portrait of a young dark-haired woman standing in front of the of a building near a screen door. |
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| Description: | Salome Bollig and Regina Bollig Deans embrace and smile outdoors in front of a window in a brick wall. They are wearing light-colored dresses and lace-up b... |
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| Description: | A man poses on a bluff overlooking a farm in the valley below. |
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| Description: | Francis Rodenschmidt Doyle and an unidentified woman pose together surrounded by sumac foliage. |
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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: | A woman reclines on her side in the grass in front of a shrub. She is resting her head on her hand and is wearing a skirt and a blouse. In the background i... |
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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 boy poses for his first communion in front of a curtain near a table with a candle in a candle holder. He has a rosary wrapped around his hand and holds ... |
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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: | 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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| Description: | Winter scene with a man lying on a small sled with a big smile on his face. He is wearing dark clothes and a cap. A snow-covered hill, a barn and fences ar... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Portrait of a man and a woman posed together, wrapped in wire fencing. It must be a prank because they are both smiling. She is wearing a hat with a plume ... |
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| Description: | A young boy sits behind the wheel of an old Ford truck. He is wearing a hat, gloves and what may be a uniform shirt of some kind. Buildings can be seen in ... |
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| Description: | A woman in a dress and scarf poses beneath a Ford and Fordson sign. Farm buildings are in the background. |
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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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