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Opening to No. 2 Mine

Date: 12 11 1918
Description: Two men, at least one of them a miner, standing in front of the no. 7 opening to the no. 2 mine. Benham was a "company town" created by International Harve...
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Studio Portrait of Two Men in a Prop Rowboat

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Description: A studio portrait of two men posing sitting in a painted rowboat prop in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the right has his hand in the "water" and ...
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Bellafonte and Obey

Date: 04 1987
Description: Singer Harry Bellafonte, then the ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) testified on behalf of the fund before the House Appropriation...
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Girl with Doll in Baby Stroller

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Description: Girl pos700011270039 standing next to a stump next to a small baby stroller with a doll in it, on the side of a dirt road or path. Behind the girl are bush...
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Two Portraits of an Elderly Man

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Description: Two portraits of an elderly man with a beard posing sitting with a Farmer's Almanac in his coat pocket. Behind him is a dropcloth for a backdrop.
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Outdoor Portrait of Unidentified European-American Woman

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Description: Portrait of a woman posing outdoors at the corner of a wood building. She is standing near a crude, wood sidewalk next to a wooden table with two vases of ...
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Two Men in a Street

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Description: View of two young men standing on a neighborhood street lined with fences on both sides. The house on the right is identified as the Bright home, and the h...
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Outdoor Portrait of Two Loggers

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Description: Two men are standing in the snow at a logging camp. In the background are railroad tracks, and two pigs foraging around buildings.
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Hunting Scene

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Description: Exterior portrait of two hunters posing with a deer carcass, a fox carcass and rifles on the edge of a stream in winter. Buildings are in the background.
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Deer Hunters

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Description: Outdoor view towards two deer hunters posing with their rifles and two deer carcasses. Snow is on the ground, and in the background is a wooden building.
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Man Displaying a Horse

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Description: View towards a man displaying a horse wearing a harness and blinders in front of a wooden building with a large, closed barn door.
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Two Images: N.L. Ellis Photographer Cart; Man

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Description: Two images on one glass plate. On the left: N.L. Ellis Photographer cart, with a dog on a fur-covered chair posing in front. On the right: portrait of a ma...
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Deer Hunters and Deer Carcasses

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Description: Outdoor portrait of two deer hunters posing with their rifles and their deer carcasses hanging from a tree branch strung across two trees.
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Man Displaying a Horse

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Description: Outdoor view of a man displaying a horse in front of stable doors.
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Woman and Child Sitting in Front of a Poster

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a woman and girl sitting on a fur throw on the snow covered ground in front of a poster. The complete title on the poster is obscured, ...
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Man in a Field of Vegetation

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man standing in a field of vegetation, perhaps tomatoes. He is wearing a suit, and a boater hat.
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Kitchen in a Logging Camp

Date: 1890
Description: Interior view of a kitchen in a logging camp with light coming in from a window on the far right. Two men are posing standing, and another man is sitting i...
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Governor John J. Blaine in his Office

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Description: Governor John J. Blaine, Wisconsin's 24th governor, sits in an office next to a desk in a leather chair. Papers, books and a telephone are on the desk. On ...
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Mr. Robertson's Children

Date: 09 1923
Description: Two of Mr. Robertson's children, perhaps twins, are posing sitting outdoors holding stacks of apples in their lap. Behind them are apple trees and a sign t...
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Young Boy with Dog in Carriage

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Description: A young boy and a dog sitting together in a horse-drawn carriage. The buggy top is pushed back but not folded.

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