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McCormick Reaper Works

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Description: Lantern slide illustration of the interior of the McCormick Reaper Works(?) as it appeared in 1860. Shows men stoking a boiler, working at a work bench, a...
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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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Boys' Woodwork Group at Neighborhood House

Date: 1923
Description: Group of boys at a woodworking session in the basement shop at Neighborhood House, with boys posing with various tools and planks of wood. In the far backg...
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Woodworking Group at Neighborhood House

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Description: Boys working on various stages of woodwork projects, with two boys in the foreground kneeling by some wooden toy animals with jointed limbs. The settlement...
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Neighborhood House Boys Club Woodworking

Date: 1926
Description: Group of boys working on various woodworking projects: sawing, hammering, and marking. A man in a shirt and tie is talking to one of the boys in the backgr...
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Driving Crew on the Logs

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Description: Driving crew posing on the logs. They are holding peaveys and cant hooks, tools used to move logs. The man on the left is holding a pail and the man in the...
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Men in Field with Haystacks

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Description: View towards two men standing and holding pitchforks in a field with haystacks around them. Lantern slide.
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Man Holding Plant

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Description: A man wearing a suit and bowler hat is bending over holding a plant up against a door and pulling the roots down towards the ground to show its length. A s...
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Men, Women and Children with Canning Equipment

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Description: View towards a group of men, women and children working at tables with canning equipment. Lantern slide.
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Woman Home Canning

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Description: A woman wearing a white apron and hat working with home canning equipment. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Young Woman with Home Canning Equipment

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Description: A young woman is working in a kitchen with home canning equipment. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Woman Home Canning

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Description: A woman wearing a white apron and hat is standing in front of a stove holding home canning equipment displayed on a table with canning jars. Hand-tinted l...
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Cook County Canning Class

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Description: Group of young men and women in a canning class working indoors. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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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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Boys Working in Garden

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Description: Three boys are working in a garden at Tilton School. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Group of People with Canning Equipment

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Description: A man and five women are standing behind tables and home canning equipment. Jars of canned goods are lined up on shelves in the background. Hand-tinted lan...
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Girls and Boys Working in Garden

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Description: A group of girls and boys are working in a garden. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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The First Tomato Club at Work

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Description: Woman and young girls are standing at a table outdoors. They are cleaning tomatoes in a bowl, and cans of tomatoes are stacked nearby. Hand-tinted lantern ...
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Boy with Bucket near Pig

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Description: A boy is bending over a bucket near a shed. Just inside the shed is a pig resting its forelegs on a half wall and looking out towards the boy. Lantern slid...
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Man Tending Hogs

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Description: A man is tending hogs inside a fenced enclosure outdoors. Lantern slide.

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