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Medicine Wagon Driving through Town

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Description: Dr. Eugene Krohn driving his medicine wagon. The man behind the wagon is either Rufus Jones or Warren C. Jones.
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Medical Students Horseplay

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Description: A medical student is playing with electric shock equipment as Dr. Eugene Krohn, sitting at his desk with his feet up, is looking on. This is a carefully po...
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The Overbys in their Parlor

Date: 1916
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Overby at home in their parlor with books, family portraits, and an organ with sheet music. Mr. Overby sits in a chair with a cane and a...
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Three Woman on Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: Three women (Jennie Parsons Kelly, left, and Lena Eisenback Post, center, and an unidentified woman on the right) on Main Street in front of Yep Ah Sing's ...
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William Tennant with Prosthetic Legs

Date: 1897
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of William Tennant, standing with short pants that reveal his prosthetic legs. He holds a newspaper in his ...
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Woman Sitting in Chair with Cane

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Description: Woman posing sitting in a chair and holding a cane in the yard of a house, probably Mrs. Hassel Phillips.
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Main Street and Church

Date: 1900
Description: Horse and carriages passing in front of the Baptist Church, the Jackson County Courthouse, and the dentist office of R.C. Gebhardt.
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Man on Telephone Pole near First Street

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Description: South First Street and the intersection with Main Street. Men on corner looking at man on telephone pole. The man hanging from the pole is probably Ernest ...
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Rawleigh's Medicine Wagon

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Description: Medicine wagon advertising "Rawleigh's Remedies, Extracts, and Spices - Every Article Warranteed."
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Doctor's Office

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Description: Two young men seated in a doctor's office, possibly Irwin and Robert Krohn.
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Man Displaying Horse

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Description: Man displaying a horse with an abnormal rear left leg.
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Cutting Roots for Medicine

Date: 09 1923
Description: Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) women cutting roots for medicine. A quilt hangs on a line in the background and a chicken walks near the women.
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Doctor Treating Patient's Arm

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Description: A doctor gives a patient an inoculation in an office. The two men could possibly be two medical students horse-playing. The man on the right is probably Dr...
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Mock Operation

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Description: Three men, probably medical students, mimic an operation on a prostrate male. The men are identified left to right as: Price Arnold, Roy Van Schaick, Clyde...
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Medical Students Playing with Skeleton

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Description: Three medical students, right to left: Roy Van Schaick, Price Arnold, and Clyde Harmer play with medical equipment and a skeleton. Reportedly, the name of ...
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Medical Students Playing with Equipment

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Description: Three men horse-play with a skeleton and medical equipment. From right to left, Roy Van Schaick, Price Arnold, and Clyde Harmer. Reportedly, the name of th...
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Traveling Medicine Show

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Description: A group of people posed among tents, probably a traveling medicine show. On the table in the foreground, a contortionist is visible. A banner above a stage...
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Doctor and Woman in Tent

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Description: A woman sits and a man stands at the opening of a tent, probably Dr. Matthews of a traveling medicine show. Inside the open tent there is a table with a di...
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Portrait of Man with Crutches

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Description: A man with a bandaged foot sits in a chair holding crutches for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a suit jacket, hat, and tro...
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Portrait of Man on Crutches

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Description: A man stands for a portrait in front of a painted backdrop on crutches. He is wearing a long coat over a vest with a watch fob, and holds a hat in his righ...

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