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Stroboscopic Photography Technique

Date: 04 1950
Description: A girl on a swing is the subject of photographers demonstrating a technique using high speed flash.
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South End of Hull Porch

Date: 1914
Description: Enclosed porch of Hull Cottage showing "rustic" log furniture as well as a Mission Style porch swing and Arts & Crafts area rugs. The Hull cottage, a.k.a. ...
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Young Girls Playing on School Swing

Date: 05 1928
Description: Two young girls playing on a tree swing on the grounds of Viall School.
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Children on Homemade Swing

Date: 06 1927
Description: Young boy and a toddler relaxing on a homemade tree swing made with an automobile seat.
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Woman Reading on Screened Porch

Date: 06 1923
Description: Miss Marilla Zearing reading a newspaper on a rocking chair in the screened porch of her home. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agric...
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Young Boy on School Swing

Date: 06 11 1920
Description: Young boy playing on a school swing. An automobile is parked nearby.
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Taylor Orphan Asylum

Date: 1890
Description: The Taylor Orphan Asylum, view from the rear. Children are playing on the lawn in front.
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Anita McCormick and Friend

Date: 1885
Description: Carte-de-visite of Anita McCormick Blaine (1866-1954) and an unidentified young woman. Anita sits on a "well" and the friend sits on a swing in front of a ...
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Man and Girl on Porch Swing

Date: 1921
Description: A older man and a young girl holding a doll are seated together on a porch swing for an outdoor portrait.
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Lloyd Jones Children on Platform Swing

Date: 1917
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones, Florence Lloyd Jones (Bis or Bisser) and Jenkin Lloyd Jones outside on a platform swing.
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Group in front of House

Date: 
Description: A brick house with front porch and tower sits back from a road surrounded by trees and bushes. There is a horse-drawn carriage on the drive. Two people ar...
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Hammocks and Seat Swings

Date: 
Description: A little girl is sitting on a hammock on an enclosed porch with large windows. There are also several wooden and padded hanging seats.
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O.W. Anderson Farm

Date: 1930
Description: Farmyard of O.W. Anderson with farmhouse, barn, silo, and windmill. There is a platform swing in the yard.
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A Park Playground

Date: 1915
Description: Children playing in a park playground, mainly on a large swing set.
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Deserted Playground

Date: 
Description: A deserted playground with swing sets, slides, and ladders, in front of a group of buildings. There are two young boys near a dwelling in the background.
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Backyard with Swingset

Date: 09 1980
Description: Backyard of a house with a swing set and slide shaded by trees.
Postcard

Shady Rest Cottage

Date: 1937
Description: Exterior view of Shady Rest Cottage at Lake Breeze Resort. The building has a stone chimney and there is a wooden bench swing in the front yard. Caption re...
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Young Children at the Park

Date: 1925
Description: Young children playing at the park. Original caption reads: "Beacon playground — about 800 daily attendance. Splendid arrangement of playground and athleti...
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School Grounds and School

Date: 05 1925
Description: School building and its grounds, including trees and swing sets.
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Front Yard Landscaping of House

Date: 1928
Description: Front yard landscaping of the residential home of A.R. Matthews, master farmer.

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