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Photograph

Family in Hats

Date: 1878
Description: A large group of people sitting around a table in the yard. The men and women are wearing hats. The table has a large piece of ornamental glassware on it. ...
Photograph

Family having Coffee outside House

Date: 1874
Description: A family is gathered around table for coffee with a frame house behind that has a sewing machine on its porch, and a lightning rod on the roof. A framed pi...
Photograph

Osage Women and Children

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Osage women holding children on their backs in infant carriers, with a young girl sitting between the...
Painting

Spring Planting

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Description: A farmer is planting corn using the planter wire method.
Photograph

Girl Washing Doll Clothes

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Bertha Gesell washing doll clothes in a wooden tub. Clothes are on a clothesline behind her. Her doll sit...
Historical Object

Fargo Family

Date: 07 1900
Description: A decorated album page features two photographs of members of the Fargo family posing near the ornate porch of their home. In the photograph on the left, F...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Alfred and Jeannette Holt

Date: 07 1899
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Alfred (left) and Jeannette (right) Holt having a tea party. Both children are wearing dresses. A miniatu...

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