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Joe Bear Heart near Table of Drying Corn

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Description: Lantern slide of a Ho-Chunk man wearing a hat posing standing behind a table loaded with kernels of corn on a cloth drying by a wooden building. The man is...
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Rex Magnus Club

Date: 10 09 1887
Description: A large group of men pose outside the Rex Magnus Club. Some of the men on the left are holding musical instruments. The words "Rex Magnus" are on the roof.
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Water Rushing Over Rocks and Part of Dam

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Description: View across water looking up towards waterfall in a river, surrounded by trees. There are wood posts, perhaps part of a dam, along the top of the waterfall...
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Bridge Over a River

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Description: Elevated view from shoreline of a river with an iron bridge over it. Buildings are on the far shoreline near fields, and tree-covered hills are in the dist...
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Children and Horse-Drawn Wagon

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Description: Rear view of a group of children, some holding sacks over their shoulders, and some standing on a horse-drawn cart, looking towards a building in the backg...
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Group of Youth Posing with Woman Sitting on Horse-Drawn Wagon

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Description: Boys and girls are standing and crouching next to a horse-drawn wagon. A woman is standing on the wagon holding the reins. There is a white, clapboard buil...
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Delivering Milk

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Description: Caption on slide reads: "Delivering the milk at the left hand door, and carrying the skimmed milk away from the right hand door. East Aurora, N.Y." Lantern...
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Residential Urban Garden

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Description: Men and women are strolling and conversing in a public garden. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Men Examining Flowers and Plants

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Description: A group of men are examining flowers, plants, and vegetables on display on a long table in front of windows inside a building. A large sign in the backgrou...
Book or Pamphlet

Boy Standing in Garden

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a boy standing in a backyard garden. Another boy is standing behind him on the other side of a fence. There is a chicken standing...
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South Park Stables

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Description: View across lawn towards vine-covered stables, wood bin. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Man on Horse

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Description: A man wearing a suit, necktie and hat is sitting on a horse. In the background is a large, brick building. Lantern slide.
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Young Child Holding Chickens

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Description: A young child is standing outdoors, holding one chicken under their left arm, and holding another chicken by the legs in their right hand. Caption reads: "...
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Willows Along Lane

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Description: View down unpaved lane lined with Willow trees. There is a building across a field in the background on the left. Caption on slide reads: "Willows, 111th &...
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Two Blacksmiths

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Description: Two men are standing in a blacksmith shop. One man is working at an anvil, the other stands with his hands on his hips. They are wearing leather aprons. Hu...
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Men in Automotive Garage

Date: 1917
Description: Five men standing in the J.W. Meiklejohn & Son's Prison City Garage. The men on the right are wearing business clothes and hats, the men on the left are we...

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