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Dumping Grounds

Date: 1968
Description: Solid waste, some of it burned, scattered on the ground in a landfill next to a road along the left side. In the background are trees and a hill.
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Strip Cropping

Date: 1973
Description: Aerial view of strip cropped farmland.
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Aerating Potter's Lake

Date: 02 1977
Description: A man is standing behind a snow fence next to a surface aerator. Water is pouring down or up the machine, breaking the surface tension of the lake. Snow is...
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Basket Weaving at Fort Dells

Date: 1967
Description: Sarah Snake (WhiteEagle) is sitting on a bench and showing a tourist how to weave a basket. Other visitors are standing around her to watch the demonstrati...
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Fire Lookout Tower

Date: 1967
Description: A young boy wearing a red plastic firefighter hat is looking up at a five-story fire lookout tower at the Hall of Flame Fire Museum.
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Fire Lookout Tower

Date: 1967
Description: A young boy is waving his red plastic firefighter hat while standing at the top of the five-story fire lookout tower at the Hall of Flame Fire Museum.
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Outside Villa Louis

Date: 1968
Description: A woman dressed in period clothing is holding the hand of a young girl, with her parents standing behind her. Two other women in period clothing are standi...
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Carriage Tour of Stonefield

Date: 1967
Description: A horse-drawn carriage carrying visitors is coming through a covered bridge at Stonefield Village.
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Buying Candy at Stonefield Villiage

Date: 1976
Description: A young girl is holding up a bag of rock candy at the counter of a candy store in Stonefield Village. Her mother is standing behind her. A woman, dressed i...
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First Capitol State Park

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Description: A white sign in the foreground near a fence reads: "First Capital State Park," with an arrow pointing towards a white building in the background that has a...
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First Capitol State Park

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Description: View across road towards a white sign that reads: "First Capital State Park" that includes an arrow pointing towards two white buildings in the background,...
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Outside the Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Date: 1967
Description: Three children sitting outdoors around an elderly man. The man is wearing a ship captains hat and is holding a wooden model of a ship in his lap. The group...
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Eagle Bluff Lighthouse

Date: 1969
Description: Three children and two adults are stand and sitting around an elderly man wearing a ship captains hat. He is holding a wooden model of a ship. The group of...
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Woodside Ranch

Date: 1971
Description: View from shade of trees towards a line of teenagers and adults riding horses along a dirt path. Across the road in the background are the barns and stable...
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Hiking along Sparta Trail

Date: 1967
Description: A group of men and women walking along a gravel path.
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Dairy Farm

Date: 1973
Description: View across fence line towards hilly fields at a dairy farm. A red barn and white silo are in the distance.
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Ships in Harbor

Date: 1968
Description: Rear view of a young boy leaning against a metal railing watching the ships in a harbor. A large cargo ship is in the harbor. A smaller boat, "Morelli," is...
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Farm Scenery

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Description: View along roadside toward a farm. A person is driving a tractor loaded with hay towards a red barn further down the road behind trees.
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Gravel Road to a Farm

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Description: View down a gravel road leading down to farm buildings.
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Waiting for a Camel Ride

Date: 1967
Description: Children are waiting in a line behind a fence for their turn to ride a camel. Two children are sitting on a camel as men of the Zor Camel Patrol are leadin...

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