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Summer Kitchen

Date: 08 1898
Description: Summer kitchen at the Turville family farmhouse.
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Howland House Kitchen Fireplace

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Description: View of kitchen fireplace in Howland House. The Howland House was built in 1667 and still stands. It is also known as the Jabez Howland House and is the on...
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Colonial Fireplace

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Description: View of a seven foot tall colonial fireplace in a home. The large fireplace is surrounded by kitchen tools, fireplace tools and a bed warmer. A sword hangs...
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Judson House Slave Kitchen

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Description: View of the slave kitchen in the Judson House. Built circa 1750 by Captain David Judson, the kitchen features a large brick hearth and fireplace with tools...
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Telfair Academy Kitchen

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Description: View of the old kitchen at the Telfair Academy. Room features a fireplace with cooking and other kitchen tools, a mantle with tableware and other small dec...
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Van Cortlandt House Colonial Kitchen

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Description: Interior view of the colonial kitchen at the Van Cortlandt house featuring simple wooden table and chairs, a large fireplace for cooking, cooking implemen...
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Farmhouse Kitchen

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Description: Interior of farmhouse kitchen featuring a fireplace for cooking, an adjacent brick oven, and a table in the center of the room set with metal dishes. Cooki...
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Fairlawn Home Kitchen

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Description: The Fairlawn home's colonial kitchen and fireplace. The view features a cooking fireplace with a built in oven, a spinning wheel, irons, fireplace tools, ...
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Painting of a Cook

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Description: Amateur painting by Eleanor R. Craighill. Representing a woman in an apron and hat polishing(?) a pot in front of the kitchen fireplace in the Governor's P...
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Spinning Wool

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Description: View of woman sitting with spinning wheel, bulk wool and a yarn winder by a stone wall with a cooking fireplace in it. Plants grow on the ground nearby, th...
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Dining Room

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Description: A view of an early American dining room in Michie Tavern.
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New York State Reformatory

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Description: A view of the dining room. There is a utensil and plate at each seat, with cups and bowls grouped at the head of the table, with a large serving utensil. C...
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Vacuum Dangers

Date: 08 1927
Description: A woman stooping to remove an electrical cord from in front of a vacuum cleaner.
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Canning Utensils

Date: 09 1915
Description: View of a table set with various utensils and supplies used in food canning.
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Woman Spinning Wool

Date: 1915
Description: Woman sitting outdoors at a spinning wheel, turning a large pile of wool in the foreground into yarn.
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Woman and Young Girl Canning Beans

Date: 1926
Description: Woman and young girl working in a kitchen canning beans. The girl is standing at the sink running a faucet while the woman is seated at a table using a bea...
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Woman Drying Dishes

Date: 1916
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing near a wheeled butler's tray while drying dishes in a kitchen. A sink, table, chair and utensils are behind her.
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Woman in Kitchen

Date: 1919
Description: A woman wearing an apron standing near a wheeled butler's tray in a kitchen. A sink, table, and chair are standing against the wall, and various cooking ut...
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Devil's Lake — Dining Room at the Silver Dale Resort

Date: 1930
Description: View of dining room tables placed at an angle along a row of windows. The tables are set with silverware, plates, cups, pitchers, and menus. On the back wa...
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Husking and Silking Corn

Date: 07 1926
Description: A woman and a girl sitting at a table, husking and silking corn at the Harvester Farm. The image is one of a series illustrating canning methods.

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