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| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Elizabeth Park in Hartford, Connecticut. View of a small portion of the park's property bordered by plants. The original caption describes it as "well-plan... |
| Date: | 10 1923 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Granere using a Maytag wringer and two metal rinsing buckets to wash clothing on the International Harvester demonstration farm. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Mr. Lutfring sitting in a wicker rocking chair while reading a newspaper. The room is furnished with an upholstered divan, lamp with fringe shade, carpetin... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Woman sitting outdoors at a spinning wheel, turning a large pile of wool in the foreground into yarn. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A man is leaning on the passenger side of an automobile marked: "Kankakee County Soil and Crop Improvement Association." Another man is sitting inside. The... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Waggoner opening a pressure cooker on a stove in a farmhouse, possibly as part of a home canning process. |
| Date: | 10 1923 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Waggoner pushing a button on an electric light switch on the wall in her farmhouse. |
| Date: | 06 1925 |
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| Description: | A water supply tank standing atop what appears to be a shed in the back of a farmhouse. A weather vane is at the top of the water tank. |
| Date: | 10 1927 |
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| Description: | Woman wearing an apron and identified as Anne Jilk is posing with a can of beans to demonstrate the testing of canned food. |
| Date: | 07 1923 |
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| Description: | Mrs. John Esche using a woodburning stove marked "Home Comfort" while preparing food. A crate holding firewood is to the right of the stove. |
| Date: | 06 1923 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Betz ironing a skirt on a wall-mounted foldout ironing board. A radiator is along the wall near a sink, and a wooden chair is on the right. |
| Date: | 07 1923 |
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| Description: | Pages from a newspaper are scattered on a rug at the base of a rocking chair in a farmhouse living room. A radiator and bookcase are behind the chair. |
| Date: | 07 1923 |
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| Description: | A broom, dustpan, and a duster hanging in a cleaning supply closet at the top of a staircase in the house of Adolph Betz. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | A woman is using a knife sharpener mounted on a kitchen counter to sharpen a blade. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | A baby sitting in a wooden highchair with a glass of milk placed on the tray. |
| Date: | 06 1923 |
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| Description: | A woman using a potato ricer in a farmhouse kitchen. |
| Date: | 06 1923 |
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| Description: | A woman using a Dilver (fruit press) to juice fruit into a metal bowl on a tabletop. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | A woman using a foot-pedal sewing machine while working with a piece of fraying fabric. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Clothing lies on a bed, hangs from drawers, and sits on top of a dresser in an unorganized bedroom. |
| Date: | 06 1923 |
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| Description: | Miss Larson using a pressure kettle to cook on a wood-burning stove in a farmhouse kitchen. |
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