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Family Weeding Garden

Date: 08 1914
Description: John Van Ness and his niece and nephew removing weeds from their "truck patch." Mr. Van Ness is using a hoe.
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Boy on Bale of Cotton

Date: 1921
Description: A young boy seated on a bale of cotton in front of a farm building looks toward a man standing next to him.
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Girl on Seesaw

Date: 1920
Description: A girl with bobbed hair is wearing a one-piece playsuit, knee socks, and buckled sandals while playing on a seesaw (teeter totter).
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Young Boy Harvesting Beans

Date: 1920
Description: A boy is holding a bushel basket while harvesting string beans in a field. A farmhouse and what appears to be a rabbit hutch or chicken coop are behind him...
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Schoolchildren Playing Outdoors

Date: 05 20 1924
Description: Children play a game outdoors beside a rural school building.
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Children Playing Baseball

Date: 1914
Description: Children standing in a schoolyard playing baseball. Two buildings are in the far background.
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Children Playing Leapfrog

Date: 1920
Description: Boys from Sunnyside School playing leapfrog on the lawn outside a building. Other children are sitting near a screen door in the background.
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Group of People at Alfalfa Campaign Talk

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Description: Group of men, women and children gather outside around a man lecturing about growing alfalfa.

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