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American Farm Yard In Winter

Date: 1866
Description: Stereograph of woman, man and child outdoors on a farm with snow on the ground. The woman is wearing bloomers and is holding a bucket in the process of doi...
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Dining Room at Lumber Camp

Date: 1885
Description: Dining room, probably at D. Sullivan's lumber camp.
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Bennett Family Popcorn Party

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Description: Interior portrait; Bennett family popcorn party.
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Bennett Family Popcorn Party

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Description: Interior portrait of the Bennett family posing around a bowl of popcorn. They are sitting in an alcove with the pocket doors open, and three stringed instr...
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Family Camping Trip

Date: 09 06 1988
Description: Family members gather around a campfire to enjoy biscuits and sausages cooked on the grill at Naga-Waukee Park.
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Frank Family Banquet

Date: 03 15 1936
Description: Frank family banquet at the Morris L. Frank restaurant, located at 611 Chapman Street. The family were Greenbush residents.
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Kruegers Husking Corn

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Description: August, Mary, Tina, Saraphina, Jennie and Edgar Krueger husking corn.
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Farm Family

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of a farm couple and their daughter posing outdoors in front of a barn.
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Going Over Farm Plan

Date: 09 1939
Description: Farm Security Administration county supervisor going over farm plan with a rehabilitation borrower as his family looks on.
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Navajo Women and Child

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Description: Navajo women and child.
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Osage Woman and Child

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an Osage woman carrying a small child on her back.
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Ada Bass and Daughter Everetta

Date: 1890
Description: Ada Bass sitting in a rocking chair reading, while her daughter Everetta is sweeping the front porch of the family home.
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Apostle Island Picnic

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Description: Group having a picnic on the shore of an Apostle Island. There is a large sailboat behind the group.
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Women and Young Child near Hammock

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Description: Four women sit in or near a hammock and attend to their embroidery while a young boy sits at their feet.
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Singer Advertising Card - Servian [Serbian] Woman with Children

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman and two children in "native" Servian [Serbian] costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine. Part of a "Costumes of All...
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Singer Advertising Card - United States

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of an American woman, posing near a Singer sewing machine. Her daughter stands on a pillow, watching as her mother sews.
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Family in Dining Room

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Description: A family is posed in a dining room with a woman seated and holding a small child. A man is seated at a desk in the corner, with a young girl standing nearb...
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Group Seated at Table

Date: 1900
Description: A group of men, women, and children, including Nettie Fowler McCormick sitting at a table outdoors. A dog is standing in the foreground, and tea cups and c...
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Picnic in the Woods

Date: 1898
Description: A group of men, women, and children gather for a picnic in the woods. A large picnic blanket covers the ground as the individuals pose for a photograph.
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Registering at the Health Center

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Description: Women, who are accompanied by their children, register at the Health Center. On the walls are displayed posters on health and food.

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