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Girls in Red, White and Blue

Date: 1904
Description: Nine girls are posing standing and wearing patriotic costumes. One girl is holding a flag of the United States. Probably a smaller group, from a total of t...
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Alexander Lake's Nursery

Date: 1896
Description: A boy and a man are holding up small white pine trees, while workers are planting them at Alexander Lake's nursery. In the background are horses and wagons...
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Man with Calf and Cow

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Description: A man stands on a road in front of a wire fence and field, and holds the end of a rope tied around the neck of a calf.
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Couple in Field

Date: 1899
Description: Man sitting on chair, and woman standing with hand on his shoulder, in a field with a wooden fence in the background. He holds a hat in his hands. She is d...
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Men Threshing

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Description: View across fence towards a crew of twenty men posing sitting or standing on a threshing machine and a steam tractor.
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Group of People on Stagecoach

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Description: Group on a stagecoach pulled by a team of four horses. A man is standing on left in the road next to the stagecoach. In the left background are buildings a...
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Wooden Picket Fence

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Description: View down side of wooden picket fence in a residential section of town. There is a wooden bench against the fence, and stalks of corn can be seen just over...
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Girl With Cow

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Description: A girl holds a cow by a rope as it grazes. In the background, a large, two-story house is visible.
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Grazing Cow

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Description: A Holstein cow grazes in a field.
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Farmer Feeding Hogs

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Description: A farmer is carrying buckets, presumably to feed his hogs that are following him in the pen.
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Man with Horses in Snow-Covered Field

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Description: A man and six horses standing in a snow-covered field on a hill.
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Muddy Country Road

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Description: Muddy country road that is lined with telephone or power poles.
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Boys

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Description: Two young boys pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. One stands behind a wooden fence while the other sits on a bale of hay. They both...
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Man with Hogs near Barn

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Description: Man with hat is posed standing on two squashes, perhaps pumpkins, while holding a corn stalk in front of a barn with a dog. A large group of hogs are group...
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Woman with Children in Barnyard

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Description: A portrait of a woman in a straw hat holding a horse in a barnyard and carrying hay in her left hand. There is an infant on the ground to her left, and a b...
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Man with Hogs near Barn

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Description: Man with hat is posed standing while holding a corn stalk in front of a barn with a dog. A large group of hogs are grouped in front of him.
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Water Tower

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Description: In the far background on the left a man is posed sitting in a buggy hitched to a single horse in a field near the water tower. Other people are standing be...
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Gathering in a Field

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Description: Elevated view of a large group of people gathered in an open field surrounded by a wooden fence.
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Farm Fields

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Description: View over fences, fields and road towards several wooden buildings. A man is standing overlooking the fields with his back towards the camera.
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H.H. Bright and his Daughters and Friend

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Description: Four girls posed sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse, and man posed standing nearby, probably H.H. Bright and his daughters and their friend.

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