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Loggers Posing on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1896
Description: Loggers posing on narrow-gauge railroad tracks with a railroad velocipede and cant hook near Saddle Mound, a large hill that dominates the local area in Ja...
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Lumber Camp

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Description: Elevated view of lumber camp with loggers posing in front of a train loaded with logs.
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Peter Lagacy Family

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Description: The family of French-Canadian immigrant Peter Lagacy, posing with produce, including a large cabbage, potatoes, and carrots, in front of their log farm hom...
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Logging Crew

Date: 1895
Description: A Knapp, Stout & Company crew with J. Bracklin (in fur coat), logging superintendent.
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Men at Logging Camp

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Description: Group of men posing standing on the snow-covered ground in front of a log building. In the foreground one man is sitting on a pile of logs.
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Farm Family Posing Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: View down driveway towards a farm family posing in front of their farmhouse and farm buildings. An older man and woman are sitting. Three women are standin...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower in Hilly Field

Date: 1899
Description: A man sporting a beard and wide-brimmed straw (?) hat is operating a mower pulled by two horses in a field. The field is on hilly terrain. A dirt road and ...
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Two Men with International Truck on the Natchez Trace Parkway

Date: 09 12 1938
Description: Charles Thomas, manager of the Jackson, Mississippi International Harvester dealership, leans against an International truck while speaking with Robert D. ...
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Four Men in Front of House with Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Man standing in yard in front of house and fence. There is a woman in the background sitting on the porch. A young man is driving a horse-drawn grain binde...
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Man with Horse-Drawn Grain Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a bearded man driving a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder in a field near a split-rail fence. There are trees in the far backgro...
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Union Christmas Party

Date: 12 21 1951
Description: The annual children's Christmas Party sponsored by United Packinghouse Workers local 42 in East St. Louis. With Santa Claus is local president John Condeli...
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Men Harvesting Grain in Field

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Description: Group of men harvesting grain with two McCormick grain binders drawn by horses or mules. In the background are farm buildings and stacks of grain.
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Large Haying Operation

Date: 1900
Description: Men working on haying operation in a field. Two men are driving horse-drawn wagons piled high with hay. One man is standing near one wagon holding an imple...
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Large Group Gathered at Picnic

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view down long table of a large group of people — mostly men — gathered around a luncheon at an outdoor picnic under trees. The table is crowded w...
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Tom Cummings with his Prize Horse

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Description: Tom Cummings, wearing a suit and cravat, stands holding the reins of his saddled horse, who is wearing a ribbon reading "1st Premium."
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Logging Sled at the Landing

Date: 1904
Description: Five men stand on or nearby a sled loaded with logs and pulled by two horses at the landing at Hein's logging camp. There is snow on the ground.
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Outdoor Meeting

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Description: About two dozen men sit in chairs and on stumps in a clearing in a wooded area, having a meeting.
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Man with a Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: A bearded man in a coat and a straw hat is operating a mower pulled by two horses in a hilly field. Trees cover part of the hill in the background.
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Three Men Posing in front of Farm Buildings

Date: 1895
Description: Three men are posing in front of a farmhouse with farm equipment and carriages. One man is standing in the field, another man is driving a mower, and a thi...
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Group of People in Farm Field

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of people posing in a field. Part of the field has been cut and there are stacks of grain piled at regular intervals. In ...

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