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George Washington Elms

Date: 1933
Description: A posted sign reads: "George Washington Elms, From Mt. Vernon, VA to Mt. Vernon, WIS. Planted May 6th, 1916," at the Forest of Fame, consisting of trees gr...
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Man Next to Green Valley Dairy Sign

Date: 1937
Description: A young man in overalls standing next to a Green Valley Dairy sign. Scene from the Lumberton textile workers strike.
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Fashionable Woman

Date: 1930
Description: A fashionably dressed woman with a fur stole around her shoulders relaxes on a lounge chair.
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Woman at Fort Mackinac

Date: 1930
Description: A fashionably dressed woman with a hat and a fur stole around her shoulders poses on steps next to a sign that reads "Fort Mackinac, Built by the British, ...
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Mrs. Brandel with the Tionesta

Date: 1930
Description: Mrs. Brandel poses on a dock in front of the ship the Tionesta.
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Aunt Lydia

Date: 08 13 1936
Description: Aunt Lydia, a relative of the Brandel family, is wearing a dress and eyeglasses. She poses leaning against a tree.
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Little Boy Plays Golf

Date: 1936
Description: A toddler with curly hair plays golf. He is wearing a sailor shirt, shorts, and shoes.
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Little Boy with Golf Club

Date: 1936
Description: A little boy poses with a golf club. He is wearing a sailor shirt, shorts, and shoes. There is a birdhouse in the background.
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Woman with Bird on her Head

Date: 1936
Description: A woman stands on a golf course with a bird (a crow?)on her head. She is wearing a hat and sweater, and holds something (food?) in her right hand near the ...
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Albert Hansen

Date: 1931
Description: Albert Hansen by Lake Superior at Manitoulin Island.
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Destroying the Temple

Date: 1939
Description: A snapshot, taken during the summer, of the Jewish temple being demolished in Danzig.
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Hazel Marsden

Date: 1932
Description: Hazel Marsden, a 12-year old student at Prairie School, holds gladiolus flowers from her garden. There is a tobacco plant growing among the flowers.
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Orin Swingle

Date: 1932
Description: Orin Swingle, teacher at Strawberry School, poses with his left foot on the bumper of an automobile. He wears suspenders and holds his hat in his right han...
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Jake Wepking

Date: 1932
Description: Jake Wepking, clerk of School District No. 4, poses in front of the Strawberry School. He is wearing bib overalls and holds a cap in his hand. Wepking was ...
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Pompey's Pillar

Date: 1932
Description: A view of Pompey's Pillar, a rock formation four miles northeast of Highland. Written on the reverse of the photograph: "It is 150 feet high from the base ...
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Bertha Swingle

Date: 1932
Description: Bertha Swingle, wearing a print dress and hat, poses outdoors in front of a door at her home. There is a large hosta plant on the left and other shrubbery ...
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Delia Benish

Date: 1932
Description: Delia Benish, 12, poses at the back of an automobile parked at Strawberry School. A note on the reverse of the photograph reports that she "Drew landscape ...
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Bluff at Woodlawn Farm

Date: 1932
Description: View looking up at two boys with two dogs posing atop a bluff at the Charles Gottschall farm.
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Mary Estalene Oungst

Date: 1933
Description: Mary Oungst, teacher at the Cloverland School, District No. 2, poses standing in front of a lilac bush. There is a house in the background.
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Phyllis Coggins

Date: 1933
Description: Phyllis Coggins, age 9, poses alongside the Cloverland School. She is identified as the "Leader in English" among the school children. She is wearing a s...

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