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Breese House

Date: 1928
Description: An exterior view of the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. The brick and stucco house has features of several styles. The original 1912 struct...
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Courtyard Garden

Date: 1928
Description: A garden in late summer with dahlias and marigolds at the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. The house, a brick wall and decorative fence encl...
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Children in the Garden

Date: 1928
Description: Two girls and a boy pose holding flowers in the garden of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. The boy grips the gnomon of the sundial. The girl on the ...
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Living Room

Date: 1928
Description: The living room in the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese, with a fire in the fireplace. There is a spinning wheel near the hearth and bookcase...
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Entrance Hall

Date: 1928
Description: The entrance hall and stairway in the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. There is a grandfather clock and antique rush seat chair in the hall,...
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Hall

Date: 1928
Description: A tiled hall area in the 1928 addition to the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. A small stairway is on the right. The walls are wood paneled.
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Living Room

Date: 1928
Description: A view of the living room in the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese, looking toward the front entry hall. There is a grand piano in the front o...
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Front Yard Landscaping of House

Date: 1928
Description: Front yard landscaping of the residential home of A.R. Matthews, master farmer.
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Sidell Sisters

Date: 1928
Description: Billie is dressed as a man, and Pierre is lying on a table with Billie leaning over her.
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Presbyterian Meeting House

Date: 1928
Description: A view of the interior, taken from the altar, looking out to the seating area. U.S. flags hang from the mezzanine seating area, which also houses the organ...
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Sniffing for Tainted Food

Date: 1928
Description: Miss Neary smells the contents of an opened can, demonstrating the hazards of ingesting tainted food.
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Playland Picnic Grove and Beach

Date: 1928
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...
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Playland -- The Bathing Beach

Date: 1928
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...
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Lake Playland

Date: 1928
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...
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Playland Beach and Boardwalk

Date: 1928
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...
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Excursion Boats at Playland

Date: 1928
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 ...
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Kiddyland at Playland

Date: 1928
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...
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International HS-54 Trucks

Date: 1928
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 ...
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Holiday Greetings

Date: 1928
Description: Holiday card of a stylized caroler holding a songbook and a wreath. Her scarf is blowing in the wind. The text "Holiday Greetings" appears in a sign in the...
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"Merry Christmas"

Date: 1928
Description: Holiday card depicting a view of the front of an automobile with a couple inside driving down a snow-covered road at night. Two crystals are glued to the h...

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