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Boy Playing Tennis

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Description: A young boy is in mid-swing playing tennis on a tennis court. Other tennis players, houses and a park are visible in the background.
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Small Garden with Men Working in Background

Date: 1941
Description: A small backyard garden is in the foreground near what appears to be a house. Men are working next to two trucks and a crane in the background.
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Crane and Truck near Road and Houses

Date: 1941
Description: A crane and a truck in a clearing between a road lined with telephone poles and a row of houses. On the right near the truck a man is working. The license ...
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Wild Flowers in front of House

Date: 1941
Description: Wildflowers next to the side yard and the front steps of a house.
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Flag Pole with Alonzo Hauser Sculpture

Date: 1939
Description: Flag pole with limestone carving of women and men by Alonzo Hauser, who was appointed by the Farm Security Administration, at its base. The sculpture was b...
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Street Cleaning Truck Spraying Water

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Description: A street cleaning truck spraying water on a suburban street with houses in the background. The text on the driver's side door probably reads "US Dept. of A...
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Water Sprayer on Ice Rink

Date: 12 1938
Description: A device spraying water to create an ice rink. The rink was 115 x 200 ft. and was opened sometime during Christmas week 1938. There are houses and pedestri...
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Sapling with Empty Houses

Date: 07 05 1938
Description: A recently planted sapling in the backyard of an empty house, with other houses and roads visible in the background.
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Group of Peole Walking Near Greendale VIllage Hall

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Description: Men and women walking on sidewalk in front of a brick commercial building. The Greendale Village Hall is in the background and snow is on the ground.
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Librarian Checking Out Books to Young Girl

Date: 1938
Description: A librarian checks out a book to a young girl, while other children sit at tables reading in the background. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seat...
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Man and Woman Reading in Library

Date: 1938
Description: A woman and man sit at a round table in a public library reading. An office cubicle and magazine rack are visible in the background. When it opened in 1938...
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Three Boys Looking at Books in Library

Date: 1938
Description: Three boys in a public library looking for books in the main stacks. A table and magazine rack are in the foreground. When it opened in 1938, the Library h...
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Group of Children Reading in Library

Date: 1938
Description: A group of children, boys and girls, reading at tables in a sunny reading room in the public library. When it opened in 1938, the Library had a seating cap...
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Children Reading in Library with Librarian Looking On

Date: 1938
Description: A group of children sit at tables in a library reading books and magazines while a librarian looks on from her circulation desk. When it opened in 1938, th...
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Foundation For House

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of construction workers placing rebar in the foundation of a house in preparation for concrete to be poured.
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Pile of Metal Drums

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Description: A pile of metal drums sits in the snow next to corner of brick building. One of the drums has the words "Hello Neighbor" painted on it. Residential housing...
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Children Riding Tricycles on Sidewalk

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Description: Two children ride tricycles on sidewalk along the side of a brick building. There is a large pipe winding from the roof into one of the windows.
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Intersection of Two Roads

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Description: Intersection of two gravel roads. Telephone poles, some with posters stapled to them, line the sides of the road, and residential housing and fields are vi...
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Village Hall from Broad Street

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Description: Village Hall in the distance, as seen down Broad Street. There is an automobile parked on the left and on the right, a sign reads "Caution Speed 20 Mile Pe...
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Gravel Road with Farmhouses

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Description: A car is parked on a gravel road that stretches to the horizon. Farmhouses, barns, and fields are on both sides of the road. Telephone poles, trees, and a ...

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