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Two Men with Guitar

Date: 1920
Description: Two men posing for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. James Gorman, standing, has a pipe in his mouth; the seated man holding a guitar is un...
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Doing Dishes

Date: 1920
Description: A woman washing dishes outdoors in a washtub.
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Farm Couple

Date: 1920
Description: Farm couple seated together outdoors on the lawn, his arm around her shoulders.
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Woman On Avery Tractor

Date: 1920
Description: Woman holding flowers posing on the back of an Avery gasoline tractor.
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Woman with Axe

Date: 1920
Description: A smiling woman holding an axe holding a pose while chopping wood.
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Outdoor Chores

Date: 1920
Description: Woman doing chores outdoors.
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Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill

Date: 05 10 1928
Description: The Lutheran Church and buildings, seen from Lutheran Church Hill.
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View from Hill of Cross Plains

Date: 1928
Description: View from hill of uptown Cross Plains with the Catholic Church (St. Francis Xavier) and farmhouses.
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Choice Honey for Sale

Date: 1924
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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Group Portrait on Playground Slide

Date: 1920
Description: A group of friends pose on a playground slide. Included in the group are Cresence Esser Bowar, Matt Bowar (husband of Cresence), Herbert Esser (brother of ...
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Students and Teacher Displaying Portrait of President

Date: 1924
Description: A civics class and teacher are displaying a portrait of President Woodrow Wilson. They are possibly gathered in the schoolyard.
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Man and Woman Wrapped in Wire Fencing

Date: 1926
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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Woman About to Dive

Date: 1920
Description: A woman dressed in a bathing suit, shoes and cap is about to dive off of a pier into the water. A rowboat is tethered on the right. Trees can be seen on th...
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Hearse and Undertaker

Date: 1922
Description: Chris Schanel, undertaker, stands next to the back of his hearse. A home and trees are in the background.
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Danz School

Date: 1921
Description: Danz School building with the students and teacher gathered outside. Several students are holding up a large American Flag.
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Portrait of a Man with a Beard and Moustache

Date: 1920
Description: Quarter-length portrait of unidentified man with a beard and moustache. He is wearing a jacket.
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Portrait of a Man with a Moustache

Date: 1920
Description: Quarter-length portrait of unidentified man with a moustache. He is wearing a jacket and polka dot scarf.
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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1920
Description: Quarter-length portrait of unidentified woman. She is wearing a dark dress and a crucifix on a chain.
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Portrait of a Man with a Beard and Moustache

Date: 1920
Description: Quarter-length portrait of unidentified man with a beard and moustache, wearing a shirt, jacket and hat (Stormy Kromer).
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Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1920
Description: Quarter-length portrait of unidentified woman. She is wearing a dark dress, a pin with a man's image on it, and a crucifix on a chain.

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