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Abandoned Farm

Date: 1993
Description: Abandoned farm off Keslinger Road in Kane County.
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Abandoned Cottage and Farm Machine

Date: 07 1967
Description: An old, broken farm machine rests on the ground, with an abandoned cottage in the background.
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Vacant House and Grain Elevators

Date: 08 18 1963
Description: View of the porch of a vacant at 535 10th Avenue with grain elevators in the background. This particular group of grain elevators were called "Tanktown."
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Barn and Silo

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: Rear view of a barn with stone foundation and a cement silo. In the foreground are overgrown shrubs and grass.
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Gogert Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: The Gogert barn is on its last legs.
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Paul or Schoebel Barns — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: These barn buildings are owned by Ken Schoebel, who lives up the West Bend Road.
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Farm Home with Dilapidated Yard

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior view of a farmhouse, windmill, and an adjacent barn, all standing in a dilapidated yard. A partially collapsed fence is in the foreground, and wha...
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Farm Buildings Near Rochelle

Date: 04 28 1925
Description: View across a rural road of farm buildings in a state of disrepair.
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Old Brundage Farm in Site I

Date: 1935
Description: View of the dilapidated farm from which the Brundage family moved with the assistance of The United States Resettlement Administration.
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Old Mill Erected About 1850

Date: 1925
Description: Ruins of the Old Mill, a stone building which has no roof and is missing window glass. Behind on the left is an abandoned shed.
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Dilapidated House

Date: 
Description: View across yard towards a man and woman posing sitting and standing in front of a dilapidated two-story wooden house with broken windows. In the foregroun...
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An Old Barn

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Description: A weathered barn that has fallen into disrepair. Another barn is behind it in the background.
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Men in Field near Large Haystack

Date: 1900
Description: A man using a horse-drawn mower near the ruins of a stone building.
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower with Ruins of Building

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing on a horse-drawn mower in front of the ruins of a building surrounded by a fence. The building is probably a church as there are wreaths on grav...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower with Ruins of Building

Date: 1900
Description: Rear view of a man on a horse-drawn mower. In the background are the ruins of a large building, probably a church.
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Man Using Ox-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Rear view of a man using an ox-drawn mower. In the background are the ruins of an abandoned house.
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A Farm in Ruins at the Edge of Town

Date: 1993
Description: View across field towards an old barn and silo standing above a grove of trees and bushes. In the foreground is an old agricultural implement in the overgr...
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Abandoned Barn in Palmer

Date: 06 2019
Description: View across field towards an abandoned barn.
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Collapsed Fence

Date: 09 30 1921
Description: Collapsed fence along roadside. Power poles are along the road on the left and right.

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