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Wishing Well in Capitol Theatre

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: Robert Hoffman dropping coins into the wishing well at the Capitol Theatre for the Empty Stocking Club and the Kiddie Camp fund to "Help Bring Happiness to...
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 09 04 1960
Description: Exterior view of an abandoned, two-story farmhouse. A large tree is in the foreground. The base of a windmill is on the left, with a water pump stamped "Hu...
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Resort Home

Date: 
Description: A view of a two-story resort home and yard. A small water well with a wooden roof is on the right.
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Prisoners at the Washing Well

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Description: Elevated view of prisoners posing by the washing well, in a courtyard. Some of the men wear hats. Wooden doors of a building are on the right. Caption read...
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Wallace Bruce and Girl at Alpine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Wallace Bruce and a young girl rest at Alpine Park, near DeFuniak Springs. He is sitting on a well, and the girl is standing beside him under a covered she...
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High School

Date: 1925
Description: View of the front of the high school. The grounds feature a hand-pump water well and a flag post.
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Looking East from Post Office

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior of the post office. On the sidewalk, a man and woman stand and three men sit on the steps. A black car is parked at the curb. A hand-powered pump ...
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School at Germantown

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior of a schoolhouse with a hand-pump water well and flagpole in front.
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View down unpaved road of a filling station. Along the side of the station on the left is a hand-pump, and a large tank lying on its side. Three buildings ...
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Fishing

Date: 1920
Description: Three men and a woman pose with a pole of a stringer of fish. One of the men holds his pet dog. Behind them on the left is a bathtub, hand-pump for water, ...
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Russian Village Well

Date: 1918
Description: A mother with her children retrieving water from a village well in Russia.
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Congregational Parsonage

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Description: View from road of parsonage. There is a porch on the right side, and a hand-pump on the back stoop of a smaller, one-story section of the parsonage in the ...
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Meadow Brook Resort on Highway 13

Date: 1925
Description: View across lawn of the main building of Meadow Brook Resort. An automobile is parked in the drive and a group of young women are posed sitting in front of...
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Cozy Nook Cottages at "Wee Hoose" Service Station

Date: 1929
Description: Two small guest cottages on the side of a road. A well is on the right, and a birdhouse is on the left near a bench. The White House hotel is across the ro...
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Wooden House with Well

Date: 
Description: View across yard towards a two-story wooden house. There is a well on the left side of the house.
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Well Drilling

Date: 07 1901
Description: Two men drilling a well in the Will's woods using a cable tool drilling rig powered by a team of two horses. A wagon, various pipes, and other drilling equ...
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Drilling a Well

Date: 07 1901
Description: Two men drilling a well in the Will's woods using a cable tool drilling rig powered by a team of two horses. One man is standing next to the drill holding ...
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Family in Front of their Home

Date: 1905
Description: View across yard of an unidentified family posing in front of their home. In the foreground is a hand-pump. From the left a young boy is sitting in a rocki...

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