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Koehler Family in a Garden

Date: 09 04 1895
Description: Julius Koehler family in their garden in front of their newly built frame home. The original Koehler farm was destroyed by forest fire in July of 1894, evi...
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World War II Victory Garden Poster

Date: 1943
Description: International Harvester poster promoting "Victory Gardens" and war bonds. Features an illustration of a family working in a field while the father shakes h...
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Riders on an Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Two riders on an early Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle near a community garden at Harrison and Jefferson streets in Chicago. An International Harvester trac...
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Winter Garden

Date: 1913
Description: Dr. Beeson tending to lettuce and onions in his winter garden. Original caption reads: "These vegetables have been under cultivation all winter and have be...
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Man Plows Garden Lots with Mogul 10-20(?) Tractor

Date: 1917
Description: Man using a Mogul 10-20(?) tractor with attached plow to plow garden lots in an urban residential neighborhood at Jackson Blvd. and 54th Street. "This outf...
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Man in West Pullman Works' Com munity Garden

Date: 07 1932
Description: Man bending over to pick vegetables in the West Pullman Works' community garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International ...
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Man Picking Vegetables in Wisconsin Steel Works Community Garden

Date: 08 1932
Description: Man picking vegetables in the Wisconsin Steel Works community garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International Harvester's...
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Men Picking Vegetables in Deering Works Community Garden

Date: 07 1932
Description: Three men picking vegetables in the Deering Works community garden. The garden was one of several factory gardens created under International Harvester's "...
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Fourteen Foot Tomato Plant

Date: 09 27 1936
Description: Mr. Liebenberg standing on a ladder measuring a 14 foot tomato plant growing in his garden. Mrs. Liebenberg is standing beside the plant.
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Tractor Breaking Ground for Garden

Date: 04 28 1933
Description: Gene Walker on Caterpillar tractor breaking ground for community garden project, located on S. Park Street near Cedar Street. Watching are: Alphons Kruel, ...
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Flower Garden

Date: 07 30 1930
Description: House and flower garden, 614 E. Main Street. There is a man (possibly Emanuel F. Yager) standing on the porch with a Trachte 4 bay garage in the background...
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House and Flower Garden

Date: 07 30 1930
Description: View from street towards a house and flower garden at 614 E. Main Street. There is a man (possibly Emanuel F. Yager) and woman standing in the driveway wit...
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Farmall Cub Tractor

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Description: Three-quarter view towards a man operating a Farmall Cub tractor in a garden.
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Man in Garden

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Description: A man stands in an unidentified garden gesturing upwards towards a topiary tree.
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Family in Cabbage Field near Farmhouse

Date: 1873
Description: In the foreground, a family is standing and sitting in a garden with cabbages, corn and other crops. Behind them is a one-story frame house and a hops dry...
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Farm with Traditional Norwegian Sval House

Date: 1870
Description: People in field with hay piles and traditional Norwegian Sval House (right) and salt-box house (left) with adjoining garden and farm buildings in the backg...
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Couple with Baby in Garden

Date: 1872
Description: A couple is posed with a baby in its buggy in the garden of a frame house with a parapet roof and small octagonal gazebo-like brick structure on its left s...
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Anders Moldstad Family

Date: 1875
Description: A large family group is posed in the foreground in front of a frame house with shutters and a lightening rod. Greek Revival style house, possibly belonging...
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Andres Malsted Family Posed in Garden

Date: 1876
Description: Fourteen members of what may be the Andres Malsted family pose in the garden. Behind them is a picket fence and behind it their upright and wing frame hous...
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Hillyer Family on Front Porch

Date: 1875
Description: The Edwin and Angeline Coe Hillyer family is grouped at the corner of a large Greek Revival house with ornamental railing work on its porch roof. A man is ...

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