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Street Musician with Violin and Dog

Date: 1915
Description: A street musician named Frank Ritter playing violin on a city sidewalk (possibly in Chicago), with a dog leashed to his belt. A tin cup is attached to the ...
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Engine Powered Silo Filler

Date: 1915
Description: Men using a stationary engine to power a silo filler. Two men are loading the silo filler while another man is standing in a horse-drawn wagon. Another man...
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Men with International Motor Hay Press

Date: 1915
Description: Men baling hay with engine powered hay press.
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Men Baling Hay in Field with International Motor Hay Press

Date: 1915
Description: Group of men baling hay with an engine powered hay press. Men load the press while two others stand and watch. Another man stacks the finished bales. In th...
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Man Films Workers on Farm

Date: 1915
Description: A man uses a camera mounted on a tripod to film another man and two boys near a farm building. The man and boys appear to be constructing a silo. Two horse...
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Farm Building: Wooden House

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of a wooden house, with a family, including a man, woman, dog and child on the porch. The woman is using a sewing machine near the open front...
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"Birth of a Nation" Street Battle

Date: 1915
Description: Street scene from the film "The Birth of a Nation" featuring a battle between soldiers on foot and members of the Ku Klux Klan on horseback. The men on hor...
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Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of the central business district looking down middle of street. Automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curbs. On ...

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