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Pet Bantam Hen

Date: 03 1955
Description: Fourteen-month-old Charles Straight is holding an egg laid by the family pet chicken "Millie" that is sitting in a cardboard box.
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Pet Bantam Hen

Date: 03 1955
Description: Fourteen-month-old Charles Straight, playing in his wooden crib with the family pet hen "Minnie" by tugging on the tail, in their rural home. The walls are...
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Pet Bantam Hen

Date: 03 1955
Description: Mrs. Arthur Straight washing dishes in her rural home with pet hen "Minnie" on her shoulder.
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County Home

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Description: Exterior view of the Jackson County Home. Flags are hanging from the front porch, which has a balcony above. Men are sitting on the side landing on the lef...
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Joyce Rhoades Washing Storm Windows

Date: 11 04 1983
Description: A woman is washing several windows that are leaning against the side of a building. Front of image is captioned: "Joyce Rhoades of Merrillan, WI. washed st...
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Studio Portrait of Geda Severson at Eastern Star "Gypsy Party"

Date: 01 18 1927
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Geda (Gyda) Severson standing next to a chair in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long, dark skirt, a light blo...
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Studio Portrait of Jennie White at Eastern Star "Gypsy Party"

Date: 01 18 1927
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Jennie White sitting on a chair in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long, dark, patterned skirt, a light blouse...
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Loggers at a Logging Camp

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of loggers at a logging camp. Snow is on the ground, and horses are standing in the back near log buildings.
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Loggers at a Logging Camp

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Description: View across snow towards a group of loggers, including two women, one holding a child in her arms, at a logging camp in winter.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Man and Two Women

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Description: Group portrait of a man and two women, each one posing standing next to a chair in the front yard of a home. A windmill is on the right with a sign that re...
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Boy with Photo Albums

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Description: View towards a boy standing outdoors in the grass leaning against a table with photo albums stacked on it. A fence is in the background, and a buggy is par...
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Vandrieul

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a large group of men standing in the snow, many of them holding shovels. A ditch has been dug in the center. Houses are in the ba...
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Two Men in a Street

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Description: View of two young men standing on a neighborhood street lined with fences on both sides. The house on the right is identified as the Bright home, and the h...
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Farm

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Description: View of a farm from across a field of dirt. The house is on the left, with several farm buildings and a windmill on the right.
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Pasture of Sheep

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Description: A view of a pasture with several sheep. Dwellings and other farm buildings in the background.
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Farm

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Description: A view of a farm with a house on the left, a windmill in the center, and a dilapidated building on the right.
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Farming Scene

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Description: View across road and field towards a farm. The farmhouse is on the right, with farm buildings on the left. A two-horse cart is in the center.
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Farm Scene

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Description: Looking up dirt road towards a farm on both sides of the road. There is pasture with sheep on the left. One sheep is in the road. The farmhouse, windmill a...
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Farming Scene

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Description: A farm scene with two men and a boy standing in a pen with cows and calves, and a woman is standing behind a fence in the center. A farm building or farmho...
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View of a Farm

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Description: View across fence towards a farm with a barn in the background on the left, and the farmhouse on the right. There is a black dog in the yard.

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