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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...
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Professor Edward Ross in Tahiti

Date: 07 11 1933
Description: Group portrait of Professor Ross and five friends in native dress in Tahiti. Two of the people are sitting on a stack of logs, with a cat sitting between t...
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Wetzel Residence

Date: 1966
Description: Button factory at the Wetzel residence. At one time, bone buttons were manufactured in this building. A cat and a hand pump are in the foreground.
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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.
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Home and Yard

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Description: A view of a small home and yard. Flowering ivy covers the home, and several flowering plants are in the front yard. One cat sits on the walk and another si...
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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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Front of Cat and Mouse Trade Card

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Description: Front view of a trade card created by the Plano Manufacturing Company featuring an illustration of a cat climbing a screened window in pursuit of a mouse. ...
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Women and Children Posing in front of House

Date: 1900
Description: A boy and a girl are sitting on a bench in front of a house near Cypress trees. A woman wearing a white dress is standing behind them. The girl is holding ...
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Couple Outside Hugh Duncan House

Date: 1941
Description: A man, holding a cat, is sitting next to a woman outside of a house which has a long row of tall windows. This Keck and Keck design was built for Hugh Dunc...
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Ruth Kressin Holding a Cat

Date: 10 14 1906
Description: Ruth Kressin standing on a blanket in a yard holding a cat and posing in front of the side of a half-timbered house.
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Ruth and Alice Kressin Sitting Outside with a Cat

Date: 10 14 1906
Description: Ruth, holding a cat, and Alice Kressin sitting outdoors on a blanket. Behind them is the side of a half-timbered house.
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Boys on Horseback

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Description: Outdoor view of two boys posing sitting on horseback in front of a fence. There is a wooden building in the background. A cat is in the foreground.
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A Boy and His Dog

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Description: Outdoor view towards a boy posing sitting with a dog in the corner of a yard of two wooden buildings. A cat is in the foreground.
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Butter Churns and Cats

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Description: Elevated view of butter churns, crocks and two cats on the landing next to an old-fashioned spring house constructed of logs. The roof is covered with ivy ...
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Christine Peterson Cleaning Vegetables

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Description: Mrs. (Christine) Peterson by the back door. She is sitting on the top step and a cat is standing at her feet. A small pile of vegetables are next to her on...
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Christine Peterson at Spinning Wheel

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Description: Christine Peterson working at her spinning wheel. Watching her from the open doorway are Laurie and Muriel, Christine's children. Muriel is holding a black...
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W.A. Holt Reading Aloud Outside to the Holt Children and Others

Date: 08 10 1913
Description: It is a Wednesday in the middle of August. Standing in the woods on the Island, W.A. Holt is reading aloud, possibly scripture or a children's sermon. A gr...
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Toddler and Cat

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Description: A toddler is standing outdoors on a wooden landing while holding onto a chair with a potted plant on it. A cat is sitting nearby on the left, looking back ...
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Group of Children at Camp Number 5

Date: 1935
Description: Group portrait of children sitting on a stack of logs. One of the children is holding a cat. Taken at Colony, Camp Number 5. Cabins are in the background. ...
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Center Avenue Property Clutter Complaints

Date: 12 09 1960
Description: The backyard of the Frances Burnett Gallagher residence at 2129 Center Avenue. The owner who owns four other properties in that block has received many com...

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