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Canning Corn

Date: 1927
Description: Husband and wife canning corn in kitchen using Burpee Can Sealer.
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Beauty Class

Date: 1927
Description: A beauty culture class in session.
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Farm Hazard: Playing with Firecrackers

Date: 1927
Description: Staged scene of young boy about to light large firecracker. He is sitting on steps, and a push scooter is lying on its side on the sidewalk. This photograp...
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H.L. Mencken Having a Beer for Breakfast

Date: 1927
Description: H.L. Mencken sits at the breakfast table reading the newspaper and dining on toast and a goblet of beer. He autographed the photograph with "Breakfast in t...
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Marathon County Court House

Date: 1927
Description: View across intersection toward the courthouse. Cars and pedestrians are in the streets and on the sidewalks. Caption reads: "Marathon County Court House, ...
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House on West Gorham at North Broom Streets

Date: 1927
Description: House with a wooden fence on the corner of West Gorham Street at North Broom Street.
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Bashford Farmhouse

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior of the Bashford farmhouse.
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Taliesin

Date: 1927
Description: View of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and studio after its reconstruction in 1914-1915 and after a fire in February of 1927. Taliesin is located...
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Log Cabin Filling Station

Date: 1927
Description: Rustic, log cabin gas station in Chippewa Falls with a traveler's vehicle being filled with gasoline. It is not clear if the young woman in overalls is a p...
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Residential Street

Date: 1927
Description: A view looking down an unpaved residential street. Caption reads: "Scene at Phlox Wis."
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Monona Farm

Date: 1927
Description: Monona Farm, operated by the Quaker Oats Company.
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Pence House

Date: 1927
Description: William Pence house, located at 168 N. Prospect Avenue, designed in 1909 by Claude and Starke, architects.
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Phillip's House

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of home belonging to J.D. Phillip.
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Getto Family

Date: 1927
Description: Getto family, seated left to right: Henry Getto, Harry Ketola, Maria Getto, Senia Getto Aho, Alma Getto, Ruth Howland, Pete Hovi, Oscar Getto, Herman Aho, ...
Postcard

House at 1534 Morrison Street

Date: 1927
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 1534 Morrison Street. The home was built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "1534 Morrison St., 1927...
Postcard

House at 607 Clemons Street

Date: 1927
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 607 Clemons Street. The residence was built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "607 Clemons St., 192...
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House at 625 Riverside Drive

Date: 1927
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 625 Riverside Drive. In the front is an enclosed porch with awnings over the windows. Caption reads:...
Postcard

House at 1814 Rutledge Street

Date: 1927
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 1814 Rutledge Street, built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "1814 Rutledge St., 1927."
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Lowell School Playroom

Date: 1927
Description: A group of children sit cross-legged on the floor of the kindergarten room at Lowell School. Dorothy Browne is the child sitting in the chair facing them. ...
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Dangers of Oil Lamps

Date: 1927
Description: A woman sitting at a kitchen table wearing a visor, leaning over a book while a lit oil lamp is nearby. Also on the table are a newspaper, additional books...

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