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Boy Mowing the W.R. O'Hearn Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Boy mowing the lawn in front of an elaborate Victorian frame house, probably the residence of W.R. O'Hearn located at Tenth and Harrison Streets. The house...
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Extended Family of Bill Jay

Date: 1898
Description: Group posing standing and sitting in the grass in front of a board house, possibly the Bill Jay family. The two children sitting are probably Edward and Sa...
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Group under Grape Arbor

Date: 1899
Description: Mr. Henry and Mrs. Ella Hoffman with unidentified couple under a grape arbor.
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Three Women on Porch

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of three women posing sitting on the porch of old Elliot House. Old Elliot House was where teachers boarded and later was the home o...
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Woman and Infant

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a woman sitting and holding an infant on her lap. The woman is wearing a dark dress, glasses, a large hat with flowers on it, and silve...
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Hotel Campbell

Date: 1927
Description: View from road of a man standing in front of the Campbell Hotel, located next door to the Lunch Room. Earl Andrews is listed as the proprietor. A sign pain...
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O'Hearn House

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Description: View across lawn of girl posing standing with small baby carriage, and a man posing standing and watering the lawn. They are in front of a Victorian-style ...
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Kjorstad Home

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Description: Group of people posing on the porch of a two-story frame house. Possibly the residence of Han Kjorstad. On the porch is a young girl standing and holding a...
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Group of People in Front of Frame House

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Description: Group portrait of people posing in front of a frame house with a porch covered in vines. In the foreground four young girls are in front of a fence, and tw...
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Group of People on a Porch

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Description: View across yard, with thick foliage and trees, towards a group of women and girls posing on the porch of a frame house. The porch is partially covered by ...
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Berry Bushes

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Description: View down row of what may be a field of berry bushes. A wood post in the foreground on the right has wire or rope supporting the row of plants. Trees and h...
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Women in Garden with Rhubarb

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Description: Five women posing sitting behind rhubarb leaves in a fenced-in garden. Two of the women are wearing rhubarb leaves on their heads. In the background are fe...
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Group of Women in Front of a Fence

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Description: Four women posing standing together near water. Behind them is a fence angled steeply on a bank covered with foliage.
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Portrait of John Wiggin and Muskie

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of European American man posed standing. He is holding up in his right hand a fishing pole, tree branch, and...
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Unidentified Residence

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Description: View from street of a wooden house with a front porch covered with a vine. Three people are posing standing in the yard behind a wooden fence. There are bu...
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Outdoor Portrait of European American Child

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Description: Outdoor portrait of an unidentified girl posing sitting on the wooden steps of a house near a climbing vine on a porch. She is wearing a dress and is holdi...
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Girl on a Pony at the Spaulding House

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a European American girl posing sitting side-saddle on a pony near the front porch of a brick building. A small dog is sitting on the p...
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Johnny Johnson Residence

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Description: View towards a man, a woman and four children standing posing near the picket fence of a two-story wood-frame house. Identified as Residence built by A. Hy...
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Dr. Penton's Office, Telephone Company, and Van Schaick Studio

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Description: View from street towards the facades of Dr. Penton's Office, the telephone company and Van Schaick's photography studio. Two men are standing on the sidewa...
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Group of People Dressed as Native Americans

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Description: A group of eight people, men and women, are wearing Native American traditional dress. They are gathered near a tipi-like structure under trees. There is a...

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