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Harmonica Player

Date: 1914
Description: James Peterson, son of the photographer, playing the harmonica. He is sitting against a stump, with trees in the distance.
Photograph

Sledding

Date: 1914
Description: Laurie, Muriel, and James Peterson, children of the photographer, sledding near the family home. Handwritten on reverse, "Laurie, Muriel, James Peterson, c...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of South Milwaukee

Date: 1906
Description: Bird's-eye map of South Milwaukee.
Photograph

Man Tastes Wine in Vineyard

Date: 1975
Description: Color photograph of a man drinking from a glass of wine in a vineyard in France. In the background a vineyard worker is cultivating the field with an Inter...
Photograph

International K-5 Truck with Bottle Body

Date: 1941
Description: Man delivering beverages to the Silver Swan Inn with an International K-5 truck. The truck was equipped with a 161 x 76 bottle body. Photograph was taken f...
Photograph

Droster's Grocery Store

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior view of Droster's Grocery store and filling station. The business was located on the corner of 1438 North Sherman Avenue and Logan Street and was ...
Photograph

Droster Store

Date: 1928
Description: Droster Store at the corner of Burke and Felland Road. It is currently the Burke Station Tavern.
Photograph

North Sherman Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: Residential block of North Sherman Avenue between McPherson and Farragut Street, across from Sherman School.
Photograph

Belle Isle Residence

Date: 1930
Description: Residence in Belle Isle on Lake Monona in Squaw Bay, off Winnequah Road. The building is no longer standing.
Photograph

Droster Farm

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of the Droster farm located on Felland Road. The house was built in 1854.
Photograph

Temperance Hall and Temperance House

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Temperance Hall and Temperance House, both built in the 1840's.
Photograph

Grenoble, France

Date: 1969
Description: Summer in Grenoble, France.
Photograph

On the Way to the Farm

Date: 1983
Description: Highway X, East of Clinton, near the Wisconsin border, on the way to the farm.
Photograph

Lone Tree South of Town

Date: 1984
Description: Lone tree on country roadside in DeKalb County.
Photograph

Sunday School Bus

Date: 1984
Description: Sunday school bus parked at a farm on Old State Road in DeKalb County.
Photograph

Arriving in Fuzhou

Date: 1985
Description: Arriving at the Fuzhou airport in China.
Photograph

Backyard

Date: 1985
Description: Backyard of the Quinney house on South Third Street in DeKalb County.
Photograph

Truck in Alley

Date: 1985
Description: Alley in a DeKalb neighborhood.
Photograph

New Melleray Abbey

Date: 1987
Description: New Melleray Abbey statue in monastery gardens.
Photograph

Willow at the East Lagoon

Date: 1990
Description: Willow at the East Lagoon in DeKalb County.

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