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Harvesting Scene

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Description: Elevated view towards seven men working with teams of horses to harvest on the rolling hills, perhaps in the Great Plains. Farm buildings are in the backgr...
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Threshing or Haying Operation

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Description: A large group of men, women and children are posing with threshing machinery, a steam engine and a horse-drawn wagon in front of a barn. Lantern slide.
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Field with Stacks of Freshly Cut Grass

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Description: View towards a fenced field with stacks of freshly cut grass. A farm building is on the hill in the background on the right. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Shell Mound

Date: 1930
Description: Poppies blooming in a field in front of a hill, right, identified by the photographer as a shell mound. The dark squares in the side of the mound are proba...
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Mosaic

Date: 1930
Description: A close-up view of a mosaic with vivid geometric patterns, possibly in Constantine, Algeria.
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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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Boy and Girl Sitting on Front Step of House

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Description: A boy and girl are sitting on the top wooden step of a house. There is a screen door behind them. A small wagon is in the right foreground. Lantern slide.
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Group Portrait of Women Sitting near Tents

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Description: A group portrait of women sitting and standing in front of a row of tents. Some of the tents have signs that read: "Head Quarters" and "W.R.C." Lantern sli...
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Man with Horse-Drawn Mower

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Description: A man is working in a field with a horse-drawn mower. Three other men are standing and watching in the background on the left. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Robin in Nest in Tree

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Description: Robin sitting in a nest built between the branches of a tree. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Barn Swallow with Bug

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Description: A barn swallow with a bug in its beak perching on a post. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Western Horned Owl

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Description: Great Horned Owl on a post or dead tree. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Bird on Woman's Hat

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Description: A bird is on the hat of a woman standing outdoors. She is standing outdoors, and is carrying snowshoes in her arms. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Robins in Water in Metal Drawer

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Description: Robins are perching in and on a metal drawer set on the ground. The drawer is full of water. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Children Holding Birdhouses

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of eight children standing in a row in front of the Standard School. Each child is holding a birdhouse in their hands. Lantern slide...
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Children Holding Birdhouses

Date: 1917
Description: Outdoor group portrait of children standing in front of the Standard School. Each child is holding a birdhouse in their hands, and four of the children is ...
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Children Holding Birdhouses

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of children standing in front of the Standard School. Each child is holding a birdhouse in their hands, and one of the children in t...
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Display of Canned Vegetables

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Description: Canned vegetables are displayed on a table, with signs and illustrations hanging on the wall behind. One sign includes the text: "Canning Clubs 1913, South...
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Girl with Birdhouse in front of Standard School

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Description: A young girl is standing with a large birdhouse in front of the large, arched doorway of the Standard School. The sign on the birdhouse reads: "Fourth Grad...
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Women with Display of Canned Vegetables

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Description: Group portrait of young women standing on a porch around a shelf displaying canned vegetables, and jars of vegetables. Some of the jars have ribbons on the...

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