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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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J.E. Rhodes & Co., Pork and Beef Packers

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Description: View from street of the front of the J.E. Rhodes & Co., Pork and Beef Packers building on Main Street. A group of men, with a cat and a dog, are posing in ...
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Rock Outcrop at Skunk HIll

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Description: View from below looking up at a small group of people standing atop a rock outcrop at Skunk Hill.
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Bank of Wisconsin

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Description: View from street towards two men posing at the entrance to the Bank of Wisconsin on Main Street. The window has Savings Department painted on it, and insid...
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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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Men and Boys Examining Corn Cobs

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Description: A man and three boys are in a sitting room examining corn cobs. Lantern slide.
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Two Boys with Calf

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Description: Two boys are holding onto ropes and following behind a calf who has the ropes attached to a collar on its neck. Farm buildings are in the background. Hand-...
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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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Four Boys Working in Garden

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Description: Four boys are working in a garden at Armour School. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Van Vlissingen School

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Description: A man is standing on a brick walk near young men and women tending to trees and plants between a tall wood fence and a pipe railing running along the walk....
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School Green House

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Description: Five young men standing among boxes of plants near a school greenhouse. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Studio Portrait of Boy with Accordion

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Description: Full-length portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a smiling boy posing while holding an accordion. The name on the accordion reads: "Serenelli-Ruatta,...
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Portrait of Man

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Description: Three-quarter length portrait of a man standing with his hands in his trouser pockets and with his head turned to the right in profile. He is wearing a hat...
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Portrait of Man

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Description: Portrait of a man who is sitting and holding his top hat on his knee. He has a grey beard. 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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Charles S. Deneen

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Charles S. Deneen.
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Young Man with Geese in Farmyard

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Description: A young man wearing a shirt, tie and knickers is standing in a farmyard with a flock of geese near farm buildings and a windmill. A sign on a farm building...
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Two Boys and a Girl Sifting Fruit or Vegetables

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Description: Two boys and a girl are standing at bins set up in a field. They are sorting fruit or vegetables. A sign on the ground in the front reads: "Cook County Sch...
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Group Posing with Trees in Blossom

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Description: Men, women and children are posing in front of trees with pink blossoms. Farm buildings are in the background. Label on slide reads: "At McClary house, Pal...
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Carmen Dillon

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Description: Art Director Carmen Dillon and an unidentified man are viewing the construction of one of the sets from the 1948 film "Hamlet." Another unidentified man is...

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