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Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: View of an old home or inn. Two people are looking out of an open window, and two men are standing outside leaning against the building.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in an overgrown field. Producing charcoal was once a fairly large industry in De Pere.
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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Crumbling Mine Building

Date: 1909
Description: A deteriorating mining building seen from across a field.
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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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Abandoned Stock Yard Buildings

Date: 11 03 1963
Description: Exterior view of two abandoned stock yard buildings. Between the buildings is the unused loading chute.
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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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School District Building in Iowa

Date: 10 30 1917
Description: Exterior view of an abandoned district school building with a small shed or outhouse standing nearby.
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Woman in Alley

Date: 1915
Description: View from cobblestone street of a woman wearing a skirt and head scarf moving a barrel of discarded vegetables in an alley. Probably taken near an outdoor ...
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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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Rundown Farm Buildings

Date: 10 1930
Description: View across a road and field of several rundown farm buildings located near a farmhouse. The image was used to illustre: "poor farm buildings."
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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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Abandoned Farm

Date: 1960
Description: Abandoned farm along Highway 51.
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Man on a horse-drawn McCormick mower. In the background are the worn walls of a stone building, perhaps the ruined foundation of a church.
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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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