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| Date: | 03 21 1955 |
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| Description: | Joan McKerley peeling potatoes in the kitchen of a house she is sharing with three other young women at 2253 Rugby Row. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of a group of five boy scouts around a cooking fire. The scouts watch as a giant potato, suspended over the fire, slowly roasts. They are wear... |
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| Description: | Close-up of a woman's hands using a potato slicer attached to a counter. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Group of seven people seated in a field and eating raw potatoes. The family dog is also present. |
| Date: | 08 30 1963 |
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| Description: | Closely timed cooking and quick serving are the secret of a successful fish boil. A heavy iron bar is inserted in the basket of potatoes and onions to remo... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Two men picking through bushels of potatoes that have been dumped from a freight train. The men are scouring for potatoes that are still good. Original cap... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Thousands of potatoes dumped from a freight train along a rail embankment. There is a cow in the background foraging. Original caption reads, "Many thousan... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A woman wearing a uniform and cloth hat is siftting flour into a bowl in a kitchen. Her dress has buttoned-on cuffs on the sleeves. The table in front of h... |
| Date: | 06 1923 |
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| Description: | A woman using a potato ricer in a farmhouse kitchen. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | A woman wearing an apron is standing in a cellar while taking potatoes out of a basket for storage on a shelf. Shelves on the wall behind her hold multiple... |
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| Description: | A seated woman peeling potatoes. Two buckets are on the floor in front of her and she is wearing a striped apron. |
| Date: | 09 1984 |
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| Description: | "Milton Retzlaff showed off some huge red Pontiac potatoes including a monster that weighted in at a whopping 2 1/2 pounds. Milton claims the potatoes are ... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Two soldiers are sitting on stools outdoors peeling potatoes near a large pot, with a cover resting in front on the ground. Another man is standing on the ... |
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