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The Salmon Stream

Date: 1923
Description: The original caption reads: "A Hupa youth is waiting with poised spear for the shadowy outline of a salmon lurking in a quiet pool and gathering its streng...
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Woman with Cream Separator

Date: 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner steadying a metal pail on the platform of a cream separator as it is collecting cream at International Harvester's demonstration farm. Milk i...
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Cellar Entrance

Date: 1923
Description: A woman wearing an apron and holding a bowl is posing on the stairs of a cellar bulkhead on the side of a farmhouse. A bell on a wooden pole is next to the...
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Woman with Pressure Cooker

Date: 1923
Description: Mrs. Waggoner opening a pressure cooker on a stove in a farmhouse, possibly as part of a home canning process.
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Knife Sharpener

Date: 1923
Description: A woman is using a knife sharpener mounted on a kitchen counter to sharpen a blade.
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Self-Wringing Mop

Date: 1923
Description: Mrs. Jake George standing on a wooden porch while using a foot pedal to wring excess water from a mop.
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Outdoor Wash Stand

Date: 1923
Description: A boy using a pitcher and bowl set on a table outdoors to wash up after doing farm chores.
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Woman Chopping Wood

Date: 1923
Description: A woman using an axe to chop wood in a rural area. A pile of logs is in the background.
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Fishing on Rogers Lake

Date: 1923
Description: View down hill of Fedy (Ferdinand Leonard) Hotz fishing while another man sits with him in a small boat with outboard motor. An oar rests in its lock.
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Boys' Woodwork Group at Neighborhood House

Date: 1923
Description: Group of boys at a woodworking session in the basement shop at Neighborhood House, with boys posing with various tools and planks of wood. In the far backg...
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Albert Peglow in Apiary

Date: 1923
Description: Wisconsin beekeeper Albert Peglow posed standing outdoors among beehives in apiary.

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