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| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Miss Neary smells the contents of an opened can, demonstrating the hazards of ingesting tainted food. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Playland picnic grove and beach, both crowded with people. A large ship, pavilions and outbuildings are in the background. Caption rea... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | People sunbathe on the beach at Playland while others swim in the surf. A turreted building decorated with flags is in the background. Caption reads: "The... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline toward a woman in a canoe holding a parasol as an accompanying man paddles through the water near a wooded shore at Playland. Other row... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the beach and boardwalk at Playland, crowded with people walking on the boardwalk, sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. The be... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from shoreline of excursion boats docked at Playland near a jetty. People walk on the dock to board the boat, and tables shaded by umbrellas ... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Kiddyland at Playland. The area features miniature amusement park rides for smaller children, including a miniature Ferris wheel and a boa... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Two International HS-54 dump-trucks loaded with gravel. Original caption reads: "Model HS 54 Cylinder, 148" wheelbase, mounted on 36x8 front and 56x8 dual ... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View of the Black Hawk State Bank, an automotive repair and gas station and other shops. There is a car with its door open in front of the repair shop, nea... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | A general store and gas station with a car parked in front. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | The exterior of the white public school building. Trees and bushes partially obstruct the view. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | The exterior of Saint Mary's Church. The building features lancet arches and a steeple with a cross atop. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of church building with a bell tower, arched windows, french doors, a fanlight, and a sign that read "M.E. Church." |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | A young man fishes on the rocky shore by the Old Mill. The Mill is three-stories high and features a cupola with a wind vane on top. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | The exterior of the public school building. A man sits on the steps. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View across road of the Village Inn; featuring a "Hotel" sign, vines along the screened porch windows, and a fenced garden. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Church Post Office and general store. Signs painted on the window say: "Hardware, Paints, Oils." |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View across road of two men posing outside a creamery. The creamery has a roofed loading dock on the side. |
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