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| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of four telephone linemen. Three of the men are posed on the pole, and another man is standing on the ground. Three automobiles are parked a... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Mrs. (Christine) Peterson and Mrs. Torgeson (a neighbor) are working in the upstairs loft of the barn. Christine is sitting in a chair using a spinning whe... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | James is sleeping while sitting in a highchair. There is a bowl and spoon on the tray. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Still life with flowers in a vase, apples in a silver bowl, grapes in a glass basket, and oranges on a white cloth. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View across dirt road towards three linemen posing in front of a truck that is parked along the side of the road. A power pole is attached horizontally in ... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Log house with lean-to addition. There is another building in the background on the left. A road or path is in the foreground. Carl and Christine Peterson ... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | James (Jimmy) Peterson posing in front of a curtained window with a pumpkin and a table knife. Caption reads: "I want a slice." |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View from grassy shoreline looking down at James Peterson, as a young boy, sitting in a rowboat looking over his shoulder back towards the shoreline. He is... |
| Date: | 09 12 1905 |
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| Description: | Laurie Peterson pretending to take a photograph, with a prop camera, of Muriel Peterson as she is gazing at a cat. In the background are trees and shrubs. ... |
| Date: | 11 1912 |
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| Description: | Christine Peterson holding her new baby, James. She is sitting up in bed and is wearing a nightgown. |
| Date: | 12 1915 |
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| Description: | Laurie and Muriel playing with an erector set, while James is sitting on the end of the table facing the decorated Christmas tree. More toys are on the flo... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Christine (mother), Laurie and Muriel Peterson sitting in the grass. Laurie is looking directly at the camera. |
| Date: | 12 1915 |
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| Description: | Laurie (oldest), Muriel and James Peterson posing with a decorated Christmas tree. James is holding a square object in his hands. Behind them is a parlor o... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Carl Peterson with his youngest child, James, asleep on his lap. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of four telephone linemen standing together, three of them wearing pole climbing spikes (or spurs). The man leaning on the pole is Carl Pete... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Christine Peterson and her son, Laurie. He is posing with his arm around his mother's shoulders. They are standing outdoors and shrubs are in the backgroun... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | James Peterson, as a young boy, fixing a dilapidated wagon outdoors. He is attempting to reattach the wheel. A can of grease is sitting on the wagon bed. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | James Peterson, as a toddler, standing on a book on a table and reaching for an object on the bottom of a set of three shelves. Items resting on the shelve... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Christine Peterson weaving rag rugs on a large loom. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Laurie and Muriel Peterson having a tea party. In addition to tea, there are plates of pastries. Muriel is sitting in a rocking chair and Laurie is perched... |
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