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Knife Sharpener

Date: 1923
Description: A woman is using a knife sharpener mounted on a kitchen counter to sharpen a blade.
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Woman Using Fruit Press

Date: 06 1923
Description: A woman using a Dilver (fruit press) to juice fruit into a metal bowl on a tabletop.
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Woman Using Pressure Kettle

Date: 06 1923
Description: Miss Larson using a pressure kettle to cook on a wood-burning stove in a farmhouse kitchen.
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Woman at Farmhouse Well

Date: 07 1923
Description: A woman wearing a dress and wide-brimmed hat is emptying water from one pail into another beside a hand-cranked well. The photograph was taken on the John ...
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Hot Water Heater

Date: 06 1923
Description: Kerosene hot water heater. Larger tanks are behind the heater.
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Kitchen Storage Closet

Date: 07 1923
Description: View into a storage closet in the kitchen of Marilla Zearing. A vacuum cleaner, broom ("bissel"), kerosene lantern, and other supplies are stored inside, a...

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