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Scarecrow

Date: 05 29 1960
Description: A homemade, sack-head scarecrow stands in a small garden.
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Young Tree near Lumber Stacks

Date: 05 29 1960
Description: A young oak tree grows amid a lumber lot.
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Decaying Wood Lot

Date: 05 29 1960
Description: Rotted sections of firewood abandoned in a country woodlot. Circular cut logs are strewn about the ground. Nearby is a stack of lumber.
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Newly Plowed Field

Date: 05 30 1960
Description: View down valley of newly plowed field at the juncture of two fence lines. The farmland belongs to Mr. Carl Meier. A tree-filled ridge is visible in the ba...
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Grove of Trees

Date: 05 10 1960
Description: Grove of trees in a flooded area from a late snow melt.
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Flowering Tree

Date: 05 22 1960
Description: A roadside tree blossoms in springtime.
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Flowering Tree in the Rain

Date: 05 20 1960
Description: Flowering tree in the rain. Several other trees are visible through the fog.
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Hillside Field

Date: 05 22 1960
Description: View of a newly planted field on a hillside. The edge of the field is shaded by a tree-lined ridge.
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Dairy Queen Refreshment Stand

Date: 05 29 1960
Description: View from across street of Dairy Queen refreshment stand at nighttime. Two cars are visible outside the building.
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 09 04 1960
Description: Exterior view of an abandoned, two-story farmhouse. A large tree is in the foreground. The base of a windmill is on the left, with a water pump stamped "Hu...
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Pasture and Barn

Date: 09 11 1960
Description: View of a barn, silo, and two tractors on a farm. An electrical post with a loop of metal wire stands in the foreground. Several Holstein cows graze in a p...
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Field in Dense Fog

Date: 07 10 1960
Description: View of a rolling field in a dense fog. A wire fence with wooden posts stands in the foreground and a group of trees grow in the field.
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School House and Rock Formation

Date: 07 31 1960
Description: Exterior view of a school house near Highway F. A large rock outcropping resides in the schoolyard.
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Rock Formation

Date: 07 31 1960
Description: A large rock formation in the schoolyard of the Deneen School. A small outbuilding and fence is visible in the background.
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New Housing Development

Date: 07 03 1960
Description: View down curving sidewalk of new housing development with a main street of dirt, and box-like, one-story homes.
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Farm Against a Hillside

Date: 07 03 1960
Description: A farm, with metal-roofed buildings, in a hillside valley.
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Rock Ledges

Date: 09 11 1960
Description: View up towards several rock ledges protruding from a hillside. Between the rock outcroppings are patches of long grass and flowers.
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Country Apple Trees

Date: 09 11 1960
Description: A country landscape towards the horizon with several apple trees near a fence in the foreground.
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Shadowy Field

Date: 07 30 1960
Description: View towards horizon of long shadows stretching across a large field. Small plants grows in the foreground.
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Power Lines in the Countryside

Date: 07 30 1960
Description: View towards a field of corn and a farm and the power lines which run along a road. A tall industrial tower rises in the background.

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