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Ellis Owens

Date: 1905
Description: A young man identified as Ellis Owens is standing on the lawn in front of the porch of a wood frame house. He is wearing a suit with a polka dot vest, and ...
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Boy with Dog

Date: 1905
Description: A toddler identified only as "Cheney's little boy" is posing pointing a finger at a dog sitting in front of him. There is a branch on the ground behind the...
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Hernkind Family

Date: 1905
Description: Kate and August Hernkind, sitting, are posing with their seven children outdoors. Daughter Nellie is standing between her parents. The other children are, ...
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Mr. Rottmann

Date: 1905
Description: A well-dressed man with a mustache and goatee is posing standing outdoors for a full-length portrait. He is wearing a suit with a light-colored vest, and i...
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Family Group

Date: 1905
Description: Hattie von der Sump, sitting at left, and her brother Fred, standing, posing with Mrs. Wallace and an unidentified toddler, who is sitting on the ground. T...
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Girls with Squirrel

Date: 1905
Description: Two young girls wearing fancy dresses are standing on either side of a small table. The girl on the left is holding a doll in her right hand. There is a li...
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Successful Hunt

Date: 1905
Description: Will von der Sump, left, and his brother Fred are posing holding a brace of six rabbits on a stick between them. Each man is holding a shotgun and there is...
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Young Man and Horse

Date: 1905
Description: Fred von der Sump is holding the halter of a horse. A toddler identified as Jim and wearing a dress is sitting astride the horse bareback.
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Will Koeppe's Horse

Date: 1905
Description: A horse with saddle and bridle is standing near a woman and two men. The woman is dressed in a fancy blouse and dress; the men are wearing bib overalls and...
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Group Near Porch

Date: 1905
Description: A group of four well-dressed adults, and a toddler wearing a dress, are posing in front of a vine-covered porch at the Von der Sump home. A lily and other ...
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Lloyd and Flowers

Date: 1905
Description: A young boy is smiling broadly while posing in front of a wire plant stand holding an abundance of foliage plants and a blooming potted hydrangea.
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Kusick Family

Date: 1905
Description: A man and woman, most likely Valentine and Elizabeth Kusick, are sitting on their porch steps. They are flanked by two men standing on the lawn, and there ...
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Children on Horseback

Date: 1905
Description: A woman at far left is holding the rope halter of a horse. A young girl and toddler are sitting bareback on the horse. The girl is wearing a light-colored ...
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Group and Hammock

Date: 1905
Description: A little boy identified only as Clifford is standing next to two women who are sitting in a hammock. He is wearing a light-colored dress with a low belt. L...
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Foundation

Date: 1905
Description: Two men holding trowels are standing on an improvised scaffold made of wooden kegs and planks while working on a cement block foundation wall. Two other me...
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New House

Date: 1905
Description: Three men, identified on the negative envelope as "Mr. Miller, Boots, and Lavine," are posing on the roof of a large two-story cement block house under con...
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Von der Sump's New House

Date: 1905
Description: A winter view of the front and one side of the newly completed cement block house of Frank and Bertha von der Sump on Golden Road. The four square style ho...
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Fernhill Farm

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from hill of the Frank and Bertha von der Sump farm on Golden Road. There is a modest one-story farmhouse, a barn, windmill, and four other f...
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Jim Kearns Family

Date: 1905
Description: James Kearns is smiling while sitting next to his wife Clara for a family portrait. Their sons Thomas and John are sitting on the ground in front of them. ...
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Will's Saw Outfit

Date: 1905
Description: Will von der Sump, second from left, is watching as two men guide a log into the circular saw blade of a portable sawmill. A steam engine at left powers th...

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