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Krueger Children on Front Porch

Date: 12 1905
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger are sitting on the front porch of the Krueger home with an Edison Standard phonograph sitting on a chair between them. Two Edison ...
Photograph

Farm Family Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: Farm family posing in front of a log home. There is a man on crutches in the center, a woman is holding a small child standing on a table, and two children...
Painting

Nellie Jane Manning

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Description: Full-length portrait of Nellie Jane Manning.
Photograph

Jennie Krueger Bruetzman and Tramp

Date: 12 1905
Description: Jennie Krueger sitting in a rocking chair on a porch holding her cat Tramp, who is dressed in baby clothes.
Photograph

Weighing Kittens

Date: 07 1905
Description: Edgar and Jennie Krueger outdoors in the yard. Edgar is sitting on a concrete planter holding a kitten in his lap. Jennie is kneeling in the grass weighing...
Photograph

Washing Windows

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern washing the windows outside her house. A cat is lying on the lawn in the foreground.
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First Dutch Settlers

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Description: Dutch family posing outside their log home with two horses.
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Children Standing in front of Wooden Fence

Date: 1872
Description: Six children standing in front of a wooden fence that has posts and a picket fence gate. A cat is sitting on the wooden walk behind them and their mother i...
Print

Deering Trade Card: "On a Strike"

Date: 1890
Description: Advertising card produced by William Deering and Company, manufacturers of agricultural machinery. Features an illustration of a woman spanking a young boy...
Photograph

Group in Yard

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Description: Several individuals, two dogs, and two cats gather around a tent set up near a building, while other individuals gather around a horse on the right.
Photograph

Woman and Kitten near Dam

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Description: A woman sits with a kitten in her lap near a dam. This dam is probably the log dam on the Black River. In the background, the boarding house for Spaulding ...
Photograph

Bakke House on Odana Road

Date: 02 24 1949
Description: Portrait of Mrs. Westye F. (Mary) Bakke seated before the fireplace in the living room of the Bakke house at 4818 Odana Road (now 4817 Sherwood Road) with ...
Photograph

Oak Hill Farm with Couple

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Description: View of Oak Hill Farm, including the farmhouse. In the foreground are a man standing on the left, a woman sitting with a cat in her lap, and a dog.
Photograph

Seneca Native American Family

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Description: A group portrait of a Seneca Native American family, with a man, woman, four children, and a kitten. Caption reads: "Seneca Indian Family, Salamanca, N.Y."
Photograph

Family in Living Room

Date: 1910
Description: View of a family relaxing in the living room of their home. Features men, women, and children sitting around a table. Caption reads: "A Happy Home in Orogr...
Photograph

Boy and Girl with Pets

Date: 1920
Description: Young boy and girl sitting on a pile of rocks with a cat and a dog outside the Sunnyside School. The boy is cradling a cat under his arm, while a girl is f...
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Emma Ketel Sewing

Date: 1900
Description: Emma Ketel sits on a sofa sewing with a cat curled up next to her.
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Tommy is Well Again

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of Tommy the cat sitting in a high chair as Tootsie, the dog, stands alongside. Both wear long dresses; the dog also wears a cardigan...
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Woman with Pets

Date: 1909
Description: An unidentified woman sits in a rocking chair holding the Middleton family dog, Tootsie, and a cat. The pets are dressed in gowns and the cat wears a sweat...
Photograph

Students with Cat and Dog

Date: 1920
Description: A group of male and female students from Sunnyside School posing for an outdoor portrait with a dog and cat.

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