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Farmworkers Taking a Break

Date: 1913
Description: Group of farm workers, men and women, posing in a field, holding various beverages. One man has his arm over a barrel on a stand in the center. In the back...
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Man with Two Wheeled Hand Cart

Date: 1920
Description: John Virnig, Sr., harness maker, grips the handle of a two wheeled hand cart as he poses on the sidewalk in a neighborhood. He is wearing a hat, shirt and ...
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Three Women Pose Outdoors

Date: 1910
Description: Three women pose outdoors. All are wearing dresses and one has a headband with a bow. Pine trees and a house can be seen in the background.
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Man Standing Next To Headstone

Date: 1930
Description: A man stands next to a headstone in a cemetery. He is wearing a suit and hat. The name on the headstone is "LOKKE."
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Four Children Pose Outdoors

Date: 1930
Description: An older boy and two girls hold hands with a young boy. The girls are wearing dresses and the older boy is wearing knickers, stocking, shoes, shirt and tie...
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Woman in the Woods

Date: 1930
Description: A woman in a dress and hat inspects some foliage in the woods.
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Child on Hobby Horse

Date: 1930
Description: A child rides a hobby horse that is pulling a wagon filled with a toy lion and doll. A rocking chair holding a large doll, a small doll and teddy bear is p...
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Man Standing on Load of Logs

Date: 1921
Description: A man is standing on top of a stack of firewood that is loaded on his horse-drawn bobsled. He is wearing a coat and hat. In the background are two homes an...
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Two Young Men on Horseback

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Description: Two young men are posing outdoors on horseback in front of the C.J. Faust & Co., Funeral Directors' building. They are wearing jackets and hats. A dirt roa...
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Young Man Outdoors

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a young man standing in front of a field of corn. His hands are resting behind him on his lower back. He is wearing a cap, shirt and kn...
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Hauling Milk at Hering Farm

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Description: Robert Carl Hering and his son Alexander Hering are standing next to a horse-drawn wagon filled with milk containers. Farm buildings are in the background....
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Haywagon on a Village Street

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard of a haywagon pulled through a village by two horses. The driver is perched on top of the load. One horse wears a blanket with printi...
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Workmen Build a Stone Wall

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Description: Photographic postcard of three workmen building a stone wall next to a shed.
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Car and Passengers in front of Witt Studio

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man, woman and young girl posing in their Buick convertible in front of the Matthew Witt Photographic Studio. Another woman stan...
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Workmen Building a Shed

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Description: Photographic postcard of workmen posing with a partially built shed or corn crib. One man in sitting on the roof timbers. Two wagons with lumber are parked...
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Girls Feeding Geese

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Description: Photographic postcard of three girls feeding corn to a flock of geese. Two girls are standing, and one girl is sitting on the left. All three girls have bo...
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Thompson Tent Show

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of the Thompson Tent Show. Two tents, a tall wagon, an automobile and a truck are set up in a field or park with houses and trees in ...

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