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Scene Still from "The Blot"

Date: 1921
Description: Louis Calhern and Claire Windsor in "The Blot" (Lois Weber Productions).
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A Fur Trader in the Council Tepee

Date: 02 1892
Description: Engraving of a fur trader standing in the middle of a circle of seated Indians in their council tepee.
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Voyageurs in Camp for the Night

Date: 03 1892
Description: Engraving of voyageurs gathered around a fire at their camp.
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African American Tenant Farmers at Barbecue

Date: 02 22 1915
Description: African American tenant farmers assembled for a barbecue. The tenants worked for Louis Frank Sessions who is in the front row, third from the left (wearing...
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Men Pull Maxwell Automobile on Muddy Road

Date: 02 21 1915
Description: Three men pulling a Maxwell Model 25 touring automobile through a muddy road. Original caption reads: "On the road from Union Springs, and Tuskeegee, Ala.,...
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Collard's Hill

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Description: Log house located at the top of Collard's Hill. Two children are standing near the house.
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Ku Klux Klan Funeral

Date: 12 05 1924
Description: Klansmen of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) wearing conic masks and white robes gather in front of St. James Lutheran Church, Verona, for the funeral of Herbert C. ...
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Wisconsin State College

Date: 1957
Description: Wisconsin State College (later renamed the University of Wisconsin-Platteville). The Student Union is in final stages of construction, and in the foregroun...
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Tractor Transport

Date: 1937
Description: Men load I-12 tractors onto a train at International Harvester's Neuss Works in Germany.
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Logging Camp Crew

Date: 1905
Description: Logging crew posed in snow at a logging camp.
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McCormick Wire Binder

Date: 1899
Description: A group of men are using a McCormick wire grain binder led by two horses to harvest a field crop. A horse-drawn carriage is in the background. The original...
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St. Croix River Log Jam

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Description: Several men standing amidst a huge log jam on the St. Croix River. The men are standing in a line holding a rope. A bridge spans the river in the far backg...
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Mogul Tractor

Date: 1915
Description: Men pulling what appears to be a road grader or other road construction equipment with a Mogul tractor. In the background are farm buildings.
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Greenville Mills Brochure

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Description: A page from a Greenville Mills employee brochure showing employees enjoying themselves playing baseball, playing at a family picnic, and smoking.
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Children in Park with Swimming Area

Date: 06 1925
Description: Children dressed in bathing suits at a small park with a swimming place. A garden is in the foreground.
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Young Girls Sitting in Park

Date: 06 1925
Description: Group of young girls sitting on the grass in a park. Tennis courts are in the background.
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Two Boys in Backyard of Suburban Residence

Date: 06 1925
Description: Two young boys playing in the backyard of a suburban residence.
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Man Showing Pest-Damaged Tree

Date: 05 1925
Description: Man showing pest damage to a tree. Original caption reads: "Showing where tree had been girdled by pitch moth larvae, and later grew larger above and below...
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Brass Band at Railroad Depot

Date: 02 26 1915
Description: A brass band led by W.F. Casey, standing at left, welcomes four Alabama Crop Diversification Campaign speakers at a train depot. A train and several buildi...
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Men Gathered Over Corn Testing

Date: 1913
Description: Four men gathered over agriculture work. Original caption reads: "Assistant County Superintendent Calley explaining corn testing work to the school directo...

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