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Tall-tale Postcard: If My Pole Had Not Broken

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of a fisherman attempting to reel in a giant fish from a river. Beside him sits a few beer bottles and a bag.
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Man Drinking Outdoors in Field

Date: 1949
Description: A worker in a hat stands and takes a drink out of a clear glass jug on an International Harvester sisal plantation in Cuba. Original caption states: "One o...
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Water Tank on a Sleigh

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Description: Two men standing on a water tank sleigh used for icing logging roads. The sleigh is pulled by four horses. Foreman Mike Baltus stands in the snow at right....
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Two Men and a Bridge

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Description: View through wire fence towards two men standing at a bridge. One of the men is standing on the bridge resting his elbows on the bridge railing. Two clear ...
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Men at Leisure

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a four men sitting and lounging on the ground, and one man standing on a bank near a stream. One of the men is holding a fishing...
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Three Men Sitting at a Table Near a Lake

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Description: Three men posing while sitting in chairs at a table with trees and a lake in the background. On the table are glasses and a bottle on a tray.
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The Picnic

Date: 08 21 1922
Description: W.A. Holt and three of his adult children are picnicking under birch trees on the shore of Archibald Lake. From left to right: Jeannette Holt, wearing f...

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