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Hunting Prairie Chickens

Date: 1895
Description: Two hunters check their shotguns while their hunting dogs wait in the field.
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Two Men with Rifles

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Description: Studio portrait of two young men wearing boots and hats. They are leaning on rifles in front of a painted backdrop.
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Family Outside of One-Story House

Date: 1898
Description: Eight people posing in front of a one-story clapboard house holding possessions. The man on the far left is holding a gun and wears a ammunition belt aroun...
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Four Men and a Shot Gun

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Description: One man armed with a shotgun, facing a man in the doorway of a log house, and surrounded by three other men standing in the snow.
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Four Men and a Shot Gun

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Description: One man armed with a shotgun, facing a man in the doorway of a log house, and surrounded by four other men standing in the snow, also a horse and sleigh.
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Man Holding Gun

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Description: Man posed standing with a gun under an overhanging tree near a small wooden dam on a stream.
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Horse Pulling Wagon Through Field

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Description: A man with a shotgun and whip sits in a buggy pulled by a single horse in a field, possibly looking for prairie chickens.
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Three Hunters and a Dog

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Description: Three men with their guns and a dog sit on a bench outside of a log cabin. The man in the center is probably Virgil Taylor, who ran Rock Spring Bottling Wo...
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Four Hunters

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Description: Four men with firearms walk outside a log cabin, one carrying a dead bird.
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Two Men with Hunting Dogs in Field

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Description: Two hunters walk through a field with their dogs, probably hunting prairie chicken.
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Men with Hunting Dogs

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Description: Two men hunting, probably for prairie chicken, in a field with their hunting dogs.
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Hunter in Farmyard

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Description: A hunter, probably John Sprester, stands in farmyard with his gun, dog and catch of prairie chicken. In the background, a barn is visible.
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Hunters Standing in Wagon

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Description: Three hunters stand with their guns and dogs in a wagon pulled by a team of two horses.
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Hunters Standing Near Wagon with Catch

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Description: A hunter stands near a wagon pulled by two horses holding a catch of squirrels. Two women, two young boys, and another man are standing in the wagon behind...
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Boy with Hunting Catch

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Description: A young boy with a large firearm stands next to a rail of hanging prairie chicken. Two hunting dogs rest beneath the rail while an older boy and woman stan...
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Hunting Party with Game

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Description: A group of five men and a boy pose with their hunting dogs and guns in front of a two-tent hunting encampment. A rail of fowl, possibly prairie chicken, ha...
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Man Pointing Revolver Toward Himself

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Description: A man stands near a woodpile and points a revolver toward his chest.
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Portrait of Man with Rifle

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Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man seated on a stone wall with a rifle resting against the wall to the man's right. The man is dress...
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Portrait of Young Man Posing with Rifle

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Description: A young man dressed in a fringed, leather costume rests against a stump and holds a rifle for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Boy in Woods Holding Pistol

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Description: A portrait of a boy in the woods wearing a hat, jacket, and vest, holding a pistol in his right hand. There is a dog lying at his feet.

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