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| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A man in the distance is sitting in a field, with a covered bridge behind him spanning a river. Trees are at each end of the bridge, and a fence runs along... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A farmer operating a horse-drawn Milwaukee grain binder in a field. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Two men harvesting rye in a field with a horse-drawn grain binder. The men are working on the Vogel farm. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior of two-story house with brick work on front corner. There is an enclosed patio extending from the house towards the front drive. A street lamp is ... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Two freshly built two-story houses in a clearing with trees. Both have small, covered back patios. There are no driveways or shrubbery in place yet. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior of a freshly built two-story house located at 293 East Orchard Court. The house has a covered patio. There is no driveway in place yet, and a fres... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A car is parked on the street in front of a row of houses. Children are playing in the front yards. There is a large tree in the foreground. Men are workin... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Two picnic tables in a clearing at picnic grove. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | A small backyard garden is in the foreground near what appears to be a house. Men are working next to two trucks and a crane in the background. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | A crane and a truck in a clearing between a road lined with telephone poles and a row of houses. On the right near the truck a man is working. The license ... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Wildflowers next to the side yard and the front steps of a house. |
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| Description: | A man tilling soil on a farm with a tractor. Houses and trees are visible in the background. |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat, shirt, and tie is driving a gas-powered riding lawnmower. |
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| Description: | A man wearing a tie stands next to an industrial trailer used for clearing of land. The side of the trailer reads "BROS" and there are other vehicles in th... |
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| Description: | A man in a hat and overalls leans over a trench or ditch digger, looking down into the excavated area. Pipes, an automobile, and a building are in the back... |
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| Description: | A woman in a coat and hat is walking past The Village Inn. Residential housing and automobiles are visible in the background. |
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| Description: | The exterior of a brick building, most likely a recently built school. Workers are near the building planting and working the soil around the base of the b... |
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| Description: | A group of children exiting the brick Community Building. Two sculptures flank the sign above the entrance. There is a thick layer of snow on the ground an... |
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| Description: | View across snow-covered lawn or field of a school building with a smokestack. Automobiles are parked nearby. |
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