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Family in Garden

Date: 08 1932
Description: A worker from International Harvester's McCormick Works is with his wife and children in a city garden sponsored by the company. The gardens were located n...
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Families at Work in Community Gardens

Date: 05 1917
Description: Men, women and children at work in community gardens at 38th and St. Louis streets in Chicago.
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Woman and Girls in McCormick Works' Community Garden

Date: 08 1932
Description: Mother and her two daughters at work in the McCormick Works community garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International Har...
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Multi-Generational Family in Yard

Date: 1877
Description: A large multi-generational family in front yard vegetable garden with wood frame house with shutters and decor on porch in background.
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Couple with Small Child in Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Man, woman, and small child posing standing in a yard in front of a frame house.
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Marion Oestreich and Daughter

Date: 04 18 1945
Description: Marion Oestreich and daughter, Margaret, age 3, looking at a blackboard diagram of their Community Union garden. The gardens are planned to provide garden ...
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Wilbur Dudley Family in their Garden

Date: 04 18 1945
Description: Wilbur and Marjorie Dudley and daughters, Amy Jean on the left, and Deborah on right, in their Community Union garden on Arlington Place. The gardens are p...
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Mrs. Karl L. Siebecker and Children in their Community Garden

Date: 04 18 1945
Description: Mrs. Karl L. Siebecker and her children, Judy (left) and Susan (right), in their Community Union garden on Arlington Place. The gardens are planned to prov...
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Family Weeding Garden

Date: 08 1914
Description: John Van Ness and his niece and nephew removing weeds from their "truck patch." Mr. Van Ness is using a hoe.
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Summer Gardens

Date: 08 22 1946
Description: Mrs. Norvell R. (Clara) Barger, 4333 Hillcrest Drive, with her children Buddy and Elaine, in the rock garden at the Barger colonial home. Mrs. Barger is p...
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Summer Gardens

Date: 08 22 1946
Description: Mrs. Anthony R. (Dorothy) Curreri, 3636 Lake Mendota Drive, with her daughters Cynthia and Bonnie, and son Billy, walking on the flagstone steps of one of ...
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Ada Bass and Daughter Everetta

Date: 1890
Description: Ada Bass and Everetta standing on the porch of the Bass family home.
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Mrs. John F. Kienitz and Children

Date: 05 18 1948
Description: Mrs.John F. (Bonnie) Kienitz, 208 Highland Avenue, and her children, Peter, 9, and Gretchen, 6, examining plants in their garden at the Farley tract.
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DAR John Bell Chapter Garden Tour

Date: 06 09 1948
Description: Group portrait in the garden of J. Clayton and Grace Howdle, 3456 Crestwood Dr., of Grace Howdle and her daughters Sally, 12 and Mary, 9.
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Family on Porch of Frame House

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Description: A portrait of a family of seven seated on the porch of a frame house. Farm buildings can be seen in the background.
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Women and Children on Picnic

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Description: Six children and two women sitting on the lawn with picnic food and beverages. There appears to be a garden in the background.
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American Friends Mission

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Description: Elevated exterior view of the girls' training home and gardens at the American Friends (Quaker) Mission. Girls appear to be hanging laundry on a line in th...
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Residential Street

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Description: Children and adults stand in an unpaved rural street lined with homes in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company.
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Large Group Standing Near Home

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Description: A large group of adults and children pose near a home in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. On the right side of the home vines are growing on a ...
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Couple and Child In Garden

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Description: A couple and a child stand next to their home, which is covered with ivy. A large vegetable and flower garden surrounds the home, and cornfields are in the...

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