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Haecker House

Date: 1910
Description: The Woods family sitting in yard outside house on Nebraska Row, La Pointe, Madeline Island. The house was built in 1904. Left to right: Twins Tom & Henry W...
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20 H.P. Type B Tractor Used on the Curtis Farm

Date: 1912
Description: An International 20 H.P. Type B Tractor owned by J.S. Curtis, but operated by G.W. Crosby. According to the original caption, Crosby operated the outfit wi...
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Agricultural Exhibition

Date: 1930
Description: A crowd of people stands outdoors to look at agricultural machinery on display, including a hayloader and a farm truck.
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Women Lifting Mogul Jr. Engine

Date: 1916
Description: A young woman outside industrial building or factory holds a Mogul Jr. 1 HP engine mounted on a skid with two wheels. A man stands nearby on the left. On t...
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Florence Lawrence and Laura Oakley in "The Pawns of Destiny"

Date: 1914
Description: Florence Lawrence, seated at a table with a mop, bucket, and feather duster, has stopped work to read a book. Behind her an older woman, probably played by...
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Twin Girls

Date: 1937
Description: Close-up photograph of twin girls, both wearing dresses and with bows in their hair.
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Twin Girls

Date: 1937
Description: Close-up photograph of twin girls, both wearing dresses and with bows in their hair.
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Woman Dressed in Sari

Date: 1930
Description: White woman standing outside on the sidewalk wearing a Sari, eyeglasses, and ballet shoes. There are buildings, sidewalks and trees in the background.
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Northern Wisconsin Center Home Economics Class

Date: 1930
Description: Slightly elevated view of six women wearing aprons learning domestic skills in a kitchen classroom. Two women on the left stand at a sink washing dishes, t...
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Leisure Hour

Date: 1932
Description: Several students have gathered around the piano for "Leisure Hour" at Star Center School, District No. 8, Bloomfield. Other students work at their desks. T...
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Sailor Rowing on the Danube with Two Women

Date: 1914
Description: An Austrian sailor and a woman are rowing a boat in the Danube River during World War I. Another woman is sitting in the front of the boat.
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Ration Stamps for Wounded Soldiers

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Description: German soldiers receiving a distribution of ration stamps at the "Kaisereck" convalescence home for wounded soldiers on Hartenbergstrasse 16 (Berlin). Her ...
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Building Model Trenches

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Description: Convalescing German soldiers, in Berlin, building model trenches both for training and exhibition.
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Speech of the German Reichs Chancellor

Date: 1914
Description: Speech of the German Reichs Chancellor (Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg) at the dedication of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in 1914
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Dedication of "Iron Hindenburg" Statue

Date: 1914
Description: Dedication of the "Iron Hindenburg" statue in Berlin. Present were the wife of Prince August Wilhelm, the wife of Field Marshall Hindenburg, and German Rei...
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Remembrance of Home

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Description: View of a German soldier standing and holding a young girl in his arms. She is holding a small potted Christmas tree in her hand.
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Remembrance of Home

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Description: German soldier with young girl and Christmas tree.
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Opening of the National Warriors Home

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Description: The opening of the National Warrior's Home. The National Women's' Service has opened a home for wounded soldiers in Wilmersdorf (Berlin). Wounded soldiers ...
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East Prussian Refugee Christmas Celebration

Date: 1914
Description: Christmas present distribution for East Prussian refugees in Berlin. The Christmas present event was organized by Countess Mirbach and held in the new Phil...
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Theater Garden Converted into a Hospital

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Description: The theater in the pleasure gardens in Skiernewize (Skierniewice), now converted for use as a hospital.

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