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Studio Portrait of a Woman

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a smiling woman sitting in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a coat and has short, curly hair.
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Studio Portrait of Four Young Men

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of four young men in front of a painted backdrop. One young man is sitting in the center, with the other three young men standi...
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Studio Portrait of Two Women in Hats

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of two women posing sitting and standing in front of a painted backdrop. On the left, the older woman is holding a basket on he...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman and Young Boy

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Description: A studio portrait of a woman and a young boy posing in front of a painted backdrop. The woman is sitting on the left wearing a patterned dress and holding ...
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Two Girls in a Painted Rowboat

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Description: A studio portrait of two young girls posing sitting in a painted rowboat prop in front of a painted backdrop. Both girls are wearing printed dresses and ar...
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Infant in Elaborate Stroller

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Description: A studio portrait of an infant in an elaborate stroller/carriage/buggy in front of a painted backdrop. The stroller is covered by a lacy umbrella, and the ...
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Studio Portrait of a Standing Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a long dress with velvet accents, a bracelet, a ring, and a ...
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Studio Portrait of a Young Child

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young child leaning against a prop stone wall. The child is wearing dark pants, and a white and ruffled shirt with dark ac...
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Studio Portrait of a Standing Baby

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Description: A studio portrait of a baby standing on a cloth-covered surface in front of a painted backdrop. The baby is wearing a long, light-colored dress and boots.
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Series of Four Portraits of Two Women

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Description: A series of four different portraits of two women posing in front of a painted backdrop. In the top left portrait, both women are sitting. In the top right...
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Store Interior

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Description: The interior of a store, with a glass counter and shelves full of stacked canned goods. On top of the shelves on the right is a display advertising: "P and...
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Glass Display Case

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Description: Interior view of a glass display case, possibly in a museum. It appears to be displaying a collection of pottery and skeletal remains. Framed portraits han...
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Leslie Werner's Workshop

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Description: A view of the interior of Leslie Werner's workshop. A print of an image of Leslie Werner's Repair Shop full of bicycles is seen hanging on the wall on the ...
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Horses and Carriage on Bridge

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Description: View from below of two horses pulling a carriage with one person in it traveling over a wooden bridge.
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Memorial Day Celebration

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Description: A panoramic view of a Memorial Day parade/celebration as it rounds the corner of a street. According to text on the back of the print, this celebration too...
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Martin Lein/Lien's Funeral

Date: 05 1911
Description: Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes sever...
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Ruins of Cyclone

Date: 08 07 1924
Description: A view of the ruins of a cyclone, showing a roofless house and an overturned automobile in the yard. Several people are standing in the yard, and two child...
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Bright's Grove

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Description: Panoramic view of Bright's Grove, filled with broken trees and other debris. There are two buildings on the left behind the trees. Written text on the back...
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Flood of 1911

Date: 1911
Description: View across river of several collapsing buildings on the edge of flooded river banks, during the flood.
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Horse Sheds for Farmers

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of group of people and horses in front of horse sheds for farmers after the 1911 flood, looking north, downtown on Harrison Street. In the fa...

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