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McCormick "Westward" Advertising Poster

Date: 1886
Description: Advertising poster showing color illustration of pioneers on a bluff overlooking a McCormick binder harvesting grain in the valley below. The poster bears ...
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Tschirren Family Having Lunch in the Field

Date: 1958
Description: Men, women, and children of the Tschirren family having lunch on a wagon in their field. The Tschirrens had a farm in Niedermuhlern, Switzerland.
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Vaseaux Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Children standing on horses' backs posing for the photograph, alongside of a wagon, and other horseback riders, on the shore of Vaseaux Lake. Caption reads...
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Bear Town Mountain

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Description: Bear Town Mountain from Cherry Hill. A man and a horse-drawn wagon are posing near homes that are scattered through the valley setting.
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Ox Team

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Description: View uphill of a team of oxen with a wagon stacked with lumber. In the background, men gather outside a general store located in the Raton Mountains, betwe...
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Costa Rican Family

Date: 1902
Description: A Costa Rican family standing outside their home or farm building along a fence. A pig stands in the foreground with a board tied around its neck sniffing ...
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Harvesting Operation

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across field towards men harvesting in a field near large haystacks. In the background is a mountain village at the lower level of a mountain...
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Military Transport in Taurus Mountains

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Description: Military transport through the snowy Taurus Mountains.
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Transporting Supplies in Turkey

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Description: Duties of the Turkish Landsturm (reservists). Moving provisions with wagons pulled by water buffalo.
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Matanuska Valley Colonists

Date: 05 1935
Description: One of a group of images under the headline: "Matanuska Valley Colonists Wait for Mail, Carry Water, Haul Logs." Original caption reads: "Intimate view of ...

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