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Man Smoothing Cement on Silo Walls

Date: 1915
Description: Man using broom head to smooth cement along the walls of pit silo. Another man is working in the foreground.
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Pit Silo with Derrick

Date: 1917
Description: Pit silo with derrick in a snow-covered farm yard. Cows stand behind the silage box.
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Construction of New Pit Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Men and women at the construction site for a new pit silo. One man is squatting at the edge of the pit near a derrick, while two women are standing behind ...
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Men and Women at the Site for New Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Men and women at the construction site for new pit silo. One man is squatting at the edge of the pit near the derrick, while two women are standing behind ...
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Men at Pit Silo Construction Site

Date: 1915
Description: Men loading dirt into a wagon while digging for a new pit silo using a derrick. Two women are standing in the background.
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Man Films Workers on Farm

Date: 1915
Description: A man uses a camera mounted on a tripod to film another man and two boys near a farm building. The man and boys appear to be constructing a silo. Two horse...
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Helen Holden Besemer Candling Eggs

Date: 05 1924
Description: Helen Holden Besemer sitting in a wooden chair to candle eggs at Holden Poultry Farm.
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Men Loading Wagon

Date: 1920
Description: View across a field of two men loading corn into a horse-drawn wagon. On the right are corn shocks.
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Woman Straining Liquid

Date: 1920
Description: A woman standing under a rooftop near a doorway pouring liquid through what appears to be a cheesecloth strainer and into a clay pot.
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Student Testing Corn

Date: 1917
Description: A boy at Mount Prospect High School testing corn as part of the Cook County School Home Project.
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Children Testing Corn

Date: 1917
Description: A group of children from Mount Prospect High School standing around a table in a classroom to conduct corn testing while their instructor is looking on fro...
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IH Demonstration Farm at Larimore

Date: 08 03 1923
Description: View of an International Harvester Company demonstration farm from across a dirt road. A farmhouse is to the right, and a barn and smaller buildings are ne...
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Canadian Delivery Truck at Depot

Date: 1934
Description: Man loading Canadian Pacific Express delivery truck at a depot loading dock. In the background are industrial buildings.
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Living Room

Date: 1929
Description: A couch, several wooden chairs, and a table are arranged in the living room of Mrs. Sam Barns.
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Woman in Alley

Date: 1915
Description: View from cobblestone street of a woman wearing a skirt and head scarf moving a barrel of discarded vegetables in an alley. Probably taken near an outdoor ...
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Automobile in Snow

Date: 1917
Description: Rear view of an automobile resting alongside a snow-filled Michigan Avenue during the winter. Other automobiles are parked near commercial buildings in the...
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Automobile Stranded in Snow

Date: 1918
Description: An automobile resting in a bank of snow along a road near commercial buildings, probably on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Signs on the buildings read: "Edelw...
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Community Dinner

Date: 1920
Description: A group of farmers gathered in a rural church for a community dinner.
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Man Sitting on Front Porch

Date: 1914
Description: View from a street of a man seated on the front porch steps of a house. A picket fence and front walk are in the foreground.
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Man in Washroom

Date: 09 04 1923
Description: A man wearing overalls washing his hands in a sink in a farmhouse washroom. There is a reflection of a man in the mirror over the sink, who appears to be u...

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