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Spring-Tooth Harrow

Date: 05 29 1923
Description: A farmer walks behind a horse-drawn spring-tooth harrow in a field. An orchard is on the right.
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Syndonia Josephine Hobbins Jackson

Date: 1913
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mrs. James A Hobbins. 1848-1934. Syndonia was born September 20, 1848 in England and moved to Madison, WI in 1854. She married Dr. Ja...
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Khrushchev's First Hot Dog

Date: 09 22 1959
Description: Interviewed outside a meat packing plant near Des Moines, Russian Premier Nikita Khrushchev pronounced his first American hot dog to be "wonderful, but not...
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Marine Artillery

Date: 1945
Description: Private First Class Anthony R. Buzzelli opens an ammunition box with an axe for Marines battling on Iwo Jima. Another man on the right appears to be openin...
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Tunnel after Snowstorm

Date: 03 1899
Description: Winter scene of man wearing an overcoat and hat stands with a shovel at the far end of a snow tunnel shoveled through a tall snowbank.
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Valeska Suratt

Date: 1906
Description: An early full-length publicity portrait of Valeska Suratt in an interesting pose: arms straight out, palms down, as if she were warming by a fire. She wear...
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Man Seated on a P&O Cultivator

Date: 05 02 1925
Description: Man on a horse-drawn P&O cultivator in a farm field.
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Titan 10-20 Tractor

Date: 1921
Description: A Titan 10-20 tractor attached to a belt is being used to power an ensilage cutter(?) as men are loading hay from a wagon into the loft of a barn.
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Young Children in Littered Backyard

Date: 1924
Description: Three young children standing in a backyard in very poor condition, including the lack of a lawn, exposed trash piles, and other litter.
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"Well-Designed" Hedge Line

Date: 1924
Description: Group planting of a low hedge line along tree-lined sidewalk in suburban area. The original caption identifies it as "well-executed."
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Park Lawn Bordered by Plants

Date: 1924
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...
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Farmer Planting in Field

Date: 1921
Description: A farmer is using a planter drawn by a team of two horses to work in a farm field.
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Girls Making Lunch

Date: 1919
Description: Two girls mixing food in a bowl while preparing lunch at Sedan Prairie School. A poster reading: "Buy Liberty Bonds" is on the blackboard behind them, and ...
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Stacked Boards

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Description: Two men stand next to high stacks of boards in a lumber yard.
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Mrs. Granere Washing Clothing

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Granere using a Maytag wringer and two metal rinsing buckets to wash clothing on the International Harvester demonstration farm.
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Woman with Cream Separator

Date: 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner steadying a metal pail on the platform of a cream separator as it is collecting cream at International Harvester's demonstration farm. Milk i...
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Man Reading in Rocking Chair

Date: 1923
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...
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Woman Using Cream Separator

Date: 10 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner straining milk from a bucket into an electric cream separator using a piece of cheesecloth. A metal bucket is standing on a platform and a me...
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Woman Spinning Wool

Date: 1915
Description: Woman sitting outdoors at a spinning wheel, turning a large pile of wool in the foreground into yarn.
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Soil and Crop Improvement Association

Date: 1918
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...

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