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Log House and Cliff

Date: 05 15 1894
Description: Exterior view of a log house at the base of a cliff. A man and a boy pose in front of the house.
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Children at Cliff House

Date: 05 15 1894
Description: Three little girls pose in front of a house built next to a cliff.
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Rowboat and Ferry

Date: 05 26 1894
Description: A rowboat full of passengers floats alongside a ferry, which travels between Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, and Rising Sun, Indiana. On the side of the ferry are s...
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Ferry and Ferryman

Date: 05 26 1894
Description: A ferryman poses on his docked ferry. Two horses are loaded on the ferry.
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William and Fred

Date: 05 26 1894
Description: William and Fred pose at the edge of a pond or creek.
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Farm Boys on Horses

Date: 05 27 1894
Description: Farm boys watering horses. Two of the young men are seated on horseback while a third stands near them.
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Junk Boat

Date: 05 27 1894
Description: Several men pose on the deck of a junk boat called "Ivory Wood No. 3" on the Indian Kentucky River.
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Men and Boys

Date: 05 27 1894
Description: A small crowd of men and boys in hats on the shoreline seeing the Thwaites family off at the Indian Kentucky River.
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Crowd on a Wharf

Date: 05 29 1894
Description: A crowd of people gathered on a wharf with boats in the foreground.
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Wharf Boat

Date: 06 02 1894
Description: Men pose in front of a docked wharf boat.
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Children and a Cart

Date: 06 02 1894
Description: A group of children pose with a small cart.
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Camp at Crooked Creek

Date: 06 03 1894
Description: Ten-year-old Fredrik, Jessie's brother William Daniel Turvill,and Reuben Gold Thwaites, have a meal at a campsite at Crooked Creek.
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Stern-Wheel Skiff

Date: 06 03 1894
Description: View on the Ohio River of a skiff with a small paddle wheel at the stern. There are three men aboard the boat.
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Logger

Date: 06 04 1894
Description: A logger poses next to a team of horses pulling a load of logs.
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Fishermen

Date: 06 04 1894
Description: Several men fishing along the edge of the water. One of them is sitting on a big tree trunk.
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Club Boat

Date: 06 04 1894
Description: Several men ride aboard a club boat, which has a sail.
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Shanty Boat

Date: 06 07 1894
Description: A man is seated on the roof of his shanty boat. Another person is at a window. Shoreline with buildings in background.
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Farmhouse on Stilts

Date: 06 07 1894
Description: Exterior view of an Illinois farmhouse on stilts above the Saline River. A woman poses on the porch. Wood beams are shoring up the sides of the house, and ...
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Father and Children

Date: 06 07 1894
Description: A man poses with his four children, who are lined up next to him from the tallest to the smallest, in front of a log shanty. The building is near the mouth...
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Jessie and Fred Thwaites

Date: 06 07 1894
Description: Jessie Thwaites poses next to two huge logs, upon which Fredrik stands. Behind them is the Saline River.

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