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Portrait of a Boy

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Description: A portrait of an African American boy leaning on a tree in the woods. Caption reads: "I'se born tired."
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Log Cabin on Flathead River

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Description: Oval cutaway of a view of a log cabin built on the banks of the Flathead river. The cabin is surrounded by stumps and the view includes the river and exten...
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A Donkey Cart

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Description: View of a man in a hat, sitting on a donkey drawn cart filled with fire wood. The cart sits on a dirt road with woods in the background. Caption reads: "...
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Native American Mortar

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Description: View of a large carved rock on a forest floor surrounded by maple tree saplings. The rock has carved indentations for use as a mortar stone and was probabl...
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Wavery Garden

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Description: View of Wavery Garden, featuring a fountain with a sculpture of a boy raising a cup to the sky, carved stone balustrades, tufts of flowers and a background...
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Hunnewell Arboretum

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Description: Elevated view of Hunnewell arboretum featuring a a hill with rows of topiary, Lake Wauban and surrounding woods.
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Garden And Fountain

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Description: Elevated view of a formal garden, a fountain and a pond bordered by woods.
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Ladywood School

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Description: Raised view of a garden at Ladywood School, including a statue, a flower-ringed sunken fountain, a stone bench and trees and bushes.
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Dog Sled

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Description: Seven Huskies pull a dog sled through the snowy woods. A musher stands on the back of the sled while a woman wrapped in a blanket sits on the sled.
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Dog Sledding

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Description: Seven huskies pull a dogsled through the snowy woods, view from the side. A musher stands on the back runners while a woman, wrapped in a blanket, sits on ...
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Dog Sledding

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Description: A seven husky dog sled team rests in a snowy field while a woman in a blanket and fur-lined parka sits on the sled. Wooded hills are in the background.
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Service Station

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Description: The Molino Service Station and grill on former U.S. Route 120, now Pennsylvania Route 61. Signs on the building advertise "Bar-B-Q," "Lunch," and "Ice Crea...
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Miner's Root House

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Description: The Miner's Root House, a long, low, log structure. A young girl is standing outside of the door, holding a kitten or other small creature. Caption reads: ...
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Logging Scene

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Description: A view of a logging scene. White and African American workers are posing for a group portrait. Oxen are pulling logs, and other large logs are piled on bot...
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Logging Camp

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a logging camp, with a dozen or so men posing by the wagons, piles of logs and machinery. There are both logs and milled lumber. ...
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Log Cabins of the Lumber Camp

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Description: A view of the log cabin housing at a logging camp. Caption reads: "Logging Camp, Cloquet, Minn."
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Man with Saw Near a Fallen Tree

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Description: A man is standing next to a large, fallen tree holding out a saw against the log. Directly behind him is the stump. Caption reads: "The Bucker at Work, Owe...
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Man Demonstrating Weber Wagon

Date: 1918
Description: Man riding on horse-drawn Weber wagon. The man appears to be demonstrating the wagon's "swivel reach coupling," which was meant to prevent twisting of the ...
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Dredging Operations

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Description: Elevated view of dredging operations at the mouth of Bear Creek in Canada. Caption reads: "Dredging Operations at the Mouth of Bear Creek, Dawson, Y.T."
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Building a Levee

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Description: View of the process of building a levee, including many horses and people. Caption reads: "Building the Levee near Port Gibson, Miss."

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