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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A stately house in the Greek Revival style stands under large evergreen trees. There are shutters on the windows and a two-story, columned front porch. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of a rolling rural landscape, most likely in Sauk County. In the far distance are houses and farm buildings, a church and a larger building, center ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of Aurora Street. Trees line the way, partially obscuring the houses. A man in a hat and apron stands on the left side of the street. Printed in the... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of a field of kaffir corn in the vicinity of Tulsa. Two men are in the distance with teams of horses. A horse-drawn vehicle is nearby. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A view of a potato field showing the rows of potatoes, with men standing near full bushels. Caption reads: "An Aroostook Potato Field. Houlton, ME." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | An imposing two-story structure on the corner of Oak Street and Third Avenue. Lawyers offices occupy the upstairs. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A vast oil field displays how Oklahoma became the the largest oil-producer in the country. Caption reads: "Oil Fields near Tulsa, Okla." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of oil rigs. Oil was discovered at Glenn Pool Oil Field on November 22, 1905 by Robert Galbreath and Frank Chesley, and since then the Glenn Pool has ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of residential area of town featuring a large stone church, houses with large yards and countryside stretching off into the distance. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of city looking down on large houses on streets laid out in grids. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across road toward a bridge and a factory. There are several boys standing on the bridge. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | The Oklahoma Portland Cement Company, built in 1906, had a capacity of 12 cars a day. Caption reads: "Oklahoma Portland Cement Co. Capacity 12 cars a day, ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with Ephraim Burt and Alice Kent Trimpey seated in a sleigh wearing overcoats and hats, and covered with a fur lap robe. A handwritten message... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Group of men gathered around a truck with a large sign that reads, in part: "Kansas State Agricultural College Silo Special." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A Meadows stone burr grain mill powered by an International Harvester engine grinding wheat into flour at what appears to be an outdoor fair or exhibition.... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A man is operating an International 8-16 tractor around a wet area in a field at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. On the right is a tr... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A man crouching in a farm field near a wooden tool, possibly doing irrigation work. A dirt road behind the man leads to several buildings and a water tower... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Two rural school teachers, identified as "Miss Sullivan" and her assistant "Miss Brady," seated in a parked automobile outside a building. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across a field of two men loading corn into a horse-drawn wagon. On the right are corn shocks. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Rear view of a man using an Oliver plow pulled by a team of two horses to work around a tree in a field. A railroad train is in the background. |
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