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Men on Heap of Clamshells

Date: 1913
Description: A large group of men of various ages sitting outdoors on a large mound of empty clam shells. The shells have holes drilled in them, probably for the pearl ...
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Clam Shell Fishers and Pearl Hunters

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Description: Portrait of three men standing on the banks of a body of water next to a pile of clam shells and a wooden construction (possibly a dock). The men are each...
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Mussel Fishery

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Description: Two men stand on the banks of a river near a mussel fishery, probably along the Mississippi River. The far shoreline of the river is in the background. The...
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Clam Camp Housing

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Description: Clam camp housing and tents with forest in the background. Four men are sitting on the right, in the center are two women, one standing and one sitting, an...
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La Follette Family at Maple Bluff Farm

Date: 1909
Description: The La Follette family pose with Dr. Philip Fox La Follette outdoors at the Maple Bluff farm. Shown here are Philip Fox La Follette, Belle Case La Follette...
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H.H. Bennett Studio, Front and West Side

Date: 1875
Description: Front and west side of Bennett Studio. There is a windmill behind the building.
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Identifying Union Activists

Date: 1948
Description: James Newman, public relations director of the Rath packing company, takes photographs of striking workers from a window of the company's factory.
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Don't Buy Rath

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: Workers leaving the John Deere factory read literature from United Packinghouse of America workers on strike at a nearby plant. Although the location of th...
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Strike Surveillence

Date: 08 1958
Description: Photograph taken by a member of striking UPWA (United Packinghouse Workers of America) Local 680 of a strike against the R.L. Zeigler Company. It shows the...
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Labor Action at White Provisions

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Description: Two representatives of the Georgia CIO, C.H. Gillman and Loren Nelleo, visiting with strikers at the Swift company's White Provisions plant. The strikers w...
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Old Ranch

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Description: View of a ranch with log buildings and a fenced-in area. Hilly land covered with trees is in the background.
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Upland Prairie Farming Country

Date: 1920
Description: Upland prairie farming country with a view of the fields.
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Elevated View of Farmland

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Description: Elevated view of grid-plotted farm fields with a few cows grazing. The ocean is visible in the background.
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Douglas Fir and Logger

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Description: View of a man standing next to a douglas fir which is fourteen feet in diameter. The man is dressed in work clothes and an axe rests on his hip. In the bac...
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Fertile Valley

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Description: Elevated view of a fertile valley in Twin Falls, Idaho. The Snake River can be seen running through the valley. Geological formations can be seen nearby.
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View of the Canyon

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Description: Elevated view down the Snake River Canyon toward the Blue Lakes, near Twin Falls. The canyon is formed by the Snake River in the Magic Valley region of sou...
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American Bison

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Description: A close-up of a buffalo standing alone on the prairie.
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Dead Bison on Plains

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Description: View of hunters' horses and dead bison on a plain.
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Bison Surrounding Dead Indian Warrior

Date: 1902
Description: Painting of a group of bison surrounding a prostrate dead Indian warrior with arrows protruding from his chest and half buried in the snow.
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Bear Cub Drinking

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Description: Photograph of an illustration of a bear cub in Bear Mountain Park drinking from a baby bottle that is propped on a stump.

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