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Boy with Dog

Date: 1905
Description: A toddler identified only as "Cheney's little boy" is posing pointing a finger at a dog sitting in front of him. There is a branch on the ground behind the...
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Boy with Baby and Dog

Date: 1910
Description: A young boy wearing a suit and tie and identified as "Little Frankie" posing outdoors standing next to a baby in a wicker buggy. The baby is wearing a long...
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Will Koeppe

Date: 01 1905
Description: A young man identified as Will Koeppe is leaning forward, resting his left hand on a shovel while inspecting a hole in the ground at the edge of a wooded a...
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Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cheney

Date: 1910
Description: James Cheney and his wife Mary posing outdoors near the side of a house which has a porch. There is a fence and granary in the background, and a tree limb ...
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Jim with Buggy

Date: 1910
Description: A young man identified only as Jim is sitting in a buggy with a folding top. The man is wearing a suit and tie, and has a lap robe across his knees. A sing...
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Successful Hunt

Date: 1905
Description: Will von der Sump, left, and his brother Fred are posing holding a brace of six rabbits on a stick between them. Each man is holding a shotgun and there is...
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Hunting

Date: 12 21 1904
Description: Will von der Sump, center, is standing with two other men identified as Frank and August, in front of a large tree in an open wooded area. The men are hold...
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Young Man and Horse

Date: 1905
Description: Fred von der Sump is holding the halter of a horse. A toddler identified as Jim and wearing a dress is sitting astride the horse bareback.
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Will Koeppe's Horse

Date: 1905
Description: A horse with saddle and bridle is standing near a woman and two men. The woman is dressed in a fancy blouse and dress; the men are wearing bib overalls and...
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Group at Fence

Date: 05 14 1904
Description: A group of five women and two men are posing behind a wire fence and shrub. They are, from left, Mae, Will and Hattie von der Sump; Mrs. Salisbury; a woman...
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Children on Horseback

Date: 1905
Description: A woman at far left is holding the rope halter of a horse. A young girl and toddler are sitting bareback on the horse. The girl is wearing a light-colored ...
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Fernhill Farm

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from hill of the Frank and Bertha von der Sump farm on Golden Road. There is a modest one-story farmhouse, a barn, windmill, and four other f...
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Corn Binder

Date: 1905
Description: Rear view towards left side of an unidentified man driving a three-abreast team of horses hitched to a mechanical corn binder. There is a wooded hill in th...
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Steam Tractor and Huller

Date: 1905
Description: A man in bib overalls is standing on the rear of a steam tractor which is hitched to a mechanical huller. Behind the tractor is a wagon full of firewood dr...
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Fred and Ethel

Date: 10 30 1905
Description: Fred von der Sump and Ethel Wallace sitting in a buggy hitched to a matched pair of horses. Fred is wearing a suit with overcoat and hat; Ethel is wearing ...
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On the Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View from shoreline looking towards two women wearing large hats who are sitting in a carriage drawn by a matched team of horses. The carriage has stopped ...
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Will and Cutter

Date: 1905
Description: Will von der Sump sitting in a small sleigh with a glossy finish. He is bundled in a fur coat with a high collar, and is wearing a cap. There is a fur lap ...
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Haas and Von der Sump Families

Date: 1905
Description: An outdoor group portrait of members of the Haas and Von der Sump families. They include Leta von der Sump, sitting on the ground on the far left; Hattie...
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Sorghum Mill

Date: 1905
Description: A little girl posing with men and boys, probably members of the Cuff family, around a portable sorghum mill. One young man is holding a bundle of cane as a...
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Going to School

Date: 1905
Description: The seven children of August and Kate Hernkind posing in the box of a wagon sleigh pulled by a matched team. The children are dressed warmly and there is s...

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