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Ed Locken Residence

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Description: View from street towards a man and a girl posing on the porch of a two-story wood-frame house. Identified as the Ed Locken Residence, northeast corner of 4...
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Steamboats at Geneva Bay

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view from shoreline of two side wheeled steamboats, the "Lucius Newberry," left, and the "Lady of the Lake," docked at Geneva Lake. Other smaller ...
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Outdoor Portrait of Unidentified European-American Woman

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Description: Portrait of a woman posing outdoors at the corner of a wood building. She is standing near a crude, wood sidewalk next to a wooden table with two vases of ...
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George Adams Store; South Roosevelt Road

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Description: View across street towards the George Adams Store, located on the east side of South Roosevelt Road. A decorated Christmas tree is in the front window, and...
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Farm

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Description: A view of a farm with a house on the left, a windmill in the center, and a dilapidated building on the right.
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York Iron Mine

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Description: View of the York Iron Mine in winter. Stacks of wood are along the left side of the building.
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Power Plant

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Description: View across open area towards a brick power plant, where a man and a small dog are standing. Cords of wood are stacked at the left side of the building. On...
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Group Portrait of Family in front of House

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a man, two girls, a woman and a boy standing in the yard in front of a two-story wooden house. Another woman and girl are standin...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Men and Women

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of four women and a man standing on the back steps of a building. On the right is a woman standing on a wooden walkway with a railin...
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Engine Mounted on Sled to Power Wood Saw

Date: 1914
Description: View of an engine mounted on a sled providing belt-driven power to a wood saw. Three men are standing near the saw in front of a large stack of wood. A bar...
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Lucy A. Kaufmann

Date: 1905
Description: Lucy Kaufmann poses in an open, wooded area holding a hoe. She is wearing a tattered hat; her skirt and blouse are torn. There are two sheds and woodpiles ...
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Men Using Farmall Tractor to Power Saw

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Side view of two men using a Farmall tractor to power a saw that they are using to cut logs. Behind the woodpile is a bell on a small wooden tower. In the ...
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Men Using Farmall Tractor to Power Saw

Date: 10 1931
Description: Two men in a field using a Farmall tractor to power a saw for cutting wood. Albert Sole.
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Retired Farmers

Date: 10 2013
Description: Two retired farmers, Richard Quinney, photographer, on the right wearing a baseball cap with the phrase "Life is good" stitched on it, and his cousin, wear...
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Sid Resting Feet on Woodburning Stove

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Description: Sid sitting on the left in a chair, with only his legs and feet visible, resting his feet on a woodburning stove. In the foreground is a pile of wooden duc...
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Schooner Hauling Lumber

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of a deck of a schooner hauling lumber. Several workmen are loading or unloading the lumber. Industrial buildings, some displaying signs, are...
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Railroad Roundhouse Panorama

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Description: Panoramic view of a railroad roundhouse, with railroad tracks and piles of gravel in the foreground. A man is working near a woodpile at the corner of the ...
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Ott Family

Date: 1919
Description: The extended Ott family posing in front of a woodpile of split and cut wood stacked against a log barn located on the Ott farm. The man is adjusting his gl...
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Bird's-Eye View of Hillsdale

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Description: Slightly elevated view of Hillsdale. Two churches are on the edge of the town in the distance, and a field and dwellings are in the foreground. Caption rea...
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Sugar House

Date: 04 09 1971
Description: View uphill towards a sugar house, constructed of vertical logs, with a tall, metal chimney at the back. Smoke is coming out of the partially open double d...

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