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Men with International Motor Hay Press

Date: 1915
Description: Men baling hay with engine powered hay press.
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Women Using Loom

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view of one woman using a loom and another woman preparing fibers for the loom to create siding for housing. This image was taken or purchased by C...
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Three Women Gathering Food in Ceylon

Date: 1910
Description: Three women standing in a row. Two of the women are carrying food in baskets and pottery on their head. They are unclothed above the waist and wearing clot...
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Girls Gathering Grains

Date: 1910
Description: Three girls standing in tall grass gathering a type of grain, with a thatched house and a hill in the background. The girls wear white blouses and skirts.
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Two Girls Cleaning

Date: 1910
Description: Two girls cleaning. One is carrying a basket while another holds a large fan-shaped object which was used like a broom. The description in the lower right ...
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People and Dog Sitting Outside

Date: 1910
Description: Three children, an adult, and a dog sitting outside of a thatched home. The children appear to be preparing food. All of the children are unclothed. In her...
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Dressing a Deer

Date: 1930
Description: An American Indian woman is bending over the carcass of a young deer on the ground in a wooded area. A man, far right, is looking at the camera while holdi...
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Three Raccoons

Date: 1937
Description: On the reverse of the print is written: "Raccoon feeding at Experimental Game & Fur Farm, Poynette, Wisconsin." A pan of food is secured in a wooden trough...
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On the Front Porch of the Ark Cottage

Date: 1911
Description: A small group is gathered on the screened porch of the Ark cottage. Anna Holt Wheeler is standing in the doorway, looking at the camera and holding a handi...
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Boats Heading Out

Date: 1916
Description: Three boats, each filled with people, are leaving the pier. Two household employees, wearing aprons and standing on the pier, are watching the boats depart...
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Minnie Vent in the Kitchen

Date: 1914
Description: Looking at the camera, Minnie Vent is standing in the kitchen in front of the sink. Sunlight is streaming in from the window above the sink. Kitchen cabine...

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