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Ice Skating

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view looking south at members of the Hotz family ice skating on an improvised rink at their Glencoe home.
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Ice Skating

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of members of the Hotz family skating on an improvised rink in the yard of their Glencoe home, 1072 Sheridan Road. A porch is visible on the ...
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Crossing the Stream

Date: 1912
Description: A woman and small girl balance on a log crossing a small stream in a ravine. The trees and bushes are bare.
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Sledding

Date: 1912
Description: A child in a stocking cap sleds down a course of piled snow at the side of the Hotz family home.
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Miniature Log Cabin

Date: 1912
Description: An architectural model of a log cabin with rustic details and stone chimneys rests on a lawn. There are trees and a rustic railing in the background. The ...
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Hotz Home

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter view of the Hotz home at 1072 Sheridan Road in winter. There is a large barn behind the house; a dog is partially visible behind a tree.
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Young Man and Dog

Date: 1910
Description: A young man and a dog pose on an improvised toboggan run next to the Hotz residence. The photograph was taken from an upper story window; a porch roof is i...
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Girl with Snowman in Front Yard

Date: 1910
Description: A girl with a large bow in her hair stands beside a snowman in the front yard of the Hotz residence at 1072 Sheridan Road. The house has a large front porc...
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Hotz Residence

Date: 1910
Description: Mrs. Ferdinand (Clothilde) Hotz poses with two of her daughters in front of their house. A dog walks toward them from the right. The large shingle-style ho...
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Addition to Hotz Residence

Date: 1910
Description: Lumber, wheelbarrows, a screen for sifting sand, and portions of scaffolding clutter the area around a new addition to the rear of the Hotz residence. Ther...
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Hotz Children

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's children, Ferdinand Leonard and Margaret (Sissy) Hotz pose on the grounds of the Hotz residence in Glencoe, Illinois.
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Shelling Peas

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's wife, Clothilde, far right, and children, from left, Margaret, Alice, Helen, and Ferdinand Leonard, in a rustic gazebo on the grounds of...
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Snowman

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's son, Ferdinand Leonard Hotz, left, poses with a large snowman and unidentified young man. The snowman wears a basket as a hat.
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Boy with Teepee

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's son Ferdinand Leonard Hotz sits on the ground facing a toy teepee.
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Children with Toy Car

Date: 1910
Description: Ferdinand Leonard Hotz sits in a toy car while his sister Margaret (Sissy) sits glumly on the ground.
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Hotz Children

Date: 1910
Description: The four children of Ferdinand Hotz, Ferdinand Leonard, Margaret (Sissy), Alice Clothilde, and Helen (Leni), pose for their photograph. The older two girl...
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Sledding

Date: 1910
Description: Four children pose in the snow with their sleds and a dachshund. There is a rustic bridge in the background and a railing in the left foreground.
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Children Sledding

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's four children pose with their sleds near Sheridan Road. There is a bridge over a ravine in the background and a blurred image of a dog i...
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Bridge Construction

Date: 1924
Description: Winter view of new poured concrete bridge supports and scaffolding in a wooded ravine along Sheridan Road.
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Snow on Bridge

Date: 01 1918
Description: Snow-covered road and bridge near the photographer's home.

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