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Taliesin Boating Party

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Description: Boat on pond at Taliesin during a boating party. Taliesin was the summer residence of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship.Taliesin is located i...
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Peony Farm

Date: 06 1950
Description: Three well-dressed women are walking past a peony farm.
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Picnic Tables at Picnic Grove

Date: 1939
Description: Two picnic tables in a clearing at picnic grove.
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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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Man Tilling Soil with Tractor

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Description: A man tilling soil on a farm with a tractor. Houses and trees are visible in the background.
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Gas-Powered Riding Lawnmower

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Description: A man wearing a hat, shirt, and tie is driving a gas-powered riding lawnmower.
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Man Standing next to Trailer

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Description: A man wearing a tie stands next to an industrial trailer used for clearing of land. The side of the trailer reads "BROS" and there are other vehicles in th...
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Man Leaning on Ditch Digger

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Description: A man in a hat and overalls leans over a trench or ditch digger, looking down into the excavated area. Pipes, an automobile, and a building are in the back...
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Woman Walking Near The Village Inn

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Description: A woman in a coat and hat is walking past The Village Inn. Residential housing and automobiles are visible in the background.
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Exterior of Brick Building

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Description: The exterior of a brick building, most likely a recently built school. Workers are near the building planting and working the soil around the base of the b...
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Children Exiting "Communty Building"

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Description: A group of children exiting the brick Community Building. Two sculptures flank the sign above the entrance. There is a thick layer of snow on the ground an...
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School Bulding with Smoke Stack

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Description: View across snow-covered lawn or field of a school building with a smokestack. Automobiles are parked nearby.
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Water Tower

Date: 1937
Description: The recently constructed Greendale water tower.
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Man Standing between Automobile and Steam Shovel

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Description: A man wearing a suit and a hat stands on a mound of dirt in a road with an automobile on his left and a steam shovel on his right. The steam shovel has a s...
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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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Road with Telephone Poles

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Description: View looking down two-lane road to the horizon. Telephone poles, power lines, and trees are on either side, with fields behind.
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Cars on Gravel Road

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Description: Two cars driving on a gravel road lined with telephone poles or power lines. On the right beyond a stop sign, cars are parked behind a fence. More cars are...
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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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