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Woman Throwing Out Wash Water

Date: 1925
Description: Woman dumping wash water from a metal wash basin on the back step of her farmhouse.
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Henry Bigalk and Emil Kuney (Keune)

Date: 1906
Description: Henry Bigalk relaxes in a wheelbarrow holding an axe in his left hand, while Emil Kuney (Keune) is grabbing the wheelbarrow handles as if to transport Biga...
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Marian Montana Wheeler

Date: 09 15 1932
Description: Portrait of Marian Montana Wheeler, daughter of Mrs. Burton Wheeler, of Butte Montana, taken on the porch of the La Follette farmhouse at Maple Bluff. She ...
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Washing Windows

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern washing the windows outside her house. A cat is lying on the lawn in the foreground.
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Staircase Danger

Date: 07 1927
Description: A girl holding a long coat or blanket, a broom, and a dustpan while descending a flight of stairs at International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm.
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Woman Hauling Water

Date: 1920
Description: A woman carrying two metal buckets full of water away from a well pump near the porch of a farm house.
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Girl Near Farmhouse

Date: 1925
Description: A girl wearing a dress and "Mary-Jane" shoes walking across the cement stair landing of the farmhouse entrance at International Harvester's demonstration f...
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Girl Using Scissors

Date: 1926
Description: A girl is sitting and leaning on a porch column outdoors while using a scissors to clip something from a newspaper. Taken at International Harvester's Hins...
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Coat Rack

Date: 07 1923
Description: Coats, hats, and bags hanging from a coat rack inside a farmhouse entryway at the home of Adolph Betz. Two pairs of shoes are lined against the wall at the...
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Baker's Dozen Bread Club

Date: 07 1923
Description: Miss Marilla Zearling demonstrating a bread-making technique to members of the Baker's Dozen Bread Club.
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Unkempt Backyard

Date: 07 1923
Description: Rags, discarded shoes, empty bottles and food cans littering the space surrounding a rear entrance to a farmhouse.
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Woman and Child in Bathroom

Date: 1923
Description: A woman is washing a boy's face with a washcloth in a bathroom on International Harvester's Hinsdale experimental farm. The boy is wearing a sailor suit wi...
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Self-Wringing Mop

Date: 1923
Description: Mrs. Jake George standing on a wooden porch while using a foot pedal to wring excess water from a mop.
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Woman on Farmhouse Porch

Date: 1920
Description: A woman wearing a dress and apron washes her hands in a metal bucket set on a table on a farmhouse porch. Multiple metal pails with handles and a milk pail...
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Girl with Chick

Date: 1905
Description: A young girl holds a small chick as a woman and Forest Middleton look on. A hen is in the background and a second chick is between Forest and the woman. Ki...
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Man with International Auto Wagon

Date: 1947
Description: A man loads a burlap bag into an International Auto Wagon parked beside a farmhouse. Other farm buildings are in the background.
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Two Boys with a Pail of Water

Date: 1913
Description: Two boys holding a pail of water. There is a wagon parked near a building in the background. Original caption reads: "Bringing a pail of warm water for the...
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Esther Peterson

Date: 1932
Description: Esther Peterson, a student at Mud Branch School, District No. 2, poses leaning against a tree on a hill while holding a baseball bat. There is a road and f...
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Two Girls Standing on Bridge

Date: 1913
Description: View from riverbank looking down towards two girls standing in the middle of a bridge along a road. They are looking over the railing at the water below. F...
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Four Generations Portrait

Date: 08 11 1901
Description: Outdoor group portrait of four generations of three Krueger men and one boy. Sitting left to right are: William (holding cane), Alexander and August Kruege...

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