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Leaping the Chasm

Date: 1886
Description: Ashley Bennett, son of photographer H.H. Bennett, is captured in mid-air as he jumps to Stand Rock.
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Trout Fishing on Brule River

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Description: View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
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Children and Adults at Wading Pool

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Description: A group of children and adults at a wading pool in a park.
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Beach Scene

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing.
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Boy with Fawn

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Description: Young boy petting a fawn deer.
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Boy with Rifle

Date: 05 1928
Description: Boy idling away time with a rifle under a tree on the grounds of a rural school.
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Young Girls Playing on School Swing

Date: 05 1928
Description: Two young girls playing on a tree swing on the grounds of Viall School.
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Schoolboys Playing Baseball

Date: 05 1928
Description: Boys playing baseball on the grounds of Viall School.
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Girl with Dolls

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Description: Young Jennie Krueger, the photographer's daughter, sitting with her dolls on the porch.
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Sledders

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene with Muriel and Laurie Peterson, the photographer's children, reflecting on the snow conditions near their home. Laurie holds the rope of a sl...
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Harmonica Player

Date: 1914
Description: James Peterson, son of the photographer, playing the harmonica. He is sitting against a stump, with trees in the distance.
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Sledding

Date: 1914
Description: Laurie, Muriel, and James Peterson, children of the photographer, sledding near the family home. Handwritten on reverse, "Laurie, Muriel, James Peterson, c...
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Swimming Race at Camp Wakanda

Date: 1923
Description: Boys line up on pier for swimming race at Camp Wakanda.
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Hunters on Stand Rock

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Description: View of Stand Rock with three hunters and a dog posing on top. The man at left is sitting on the edge, the man in the middle is standing and holding a gun,...
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Steamboat Rock

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Description: Steamboat Rock, with two children playing at the edge of the river.
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Individuals on Stand Rock

Date: 1880
Description: Four unidentified individuals on Stand Rock.
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Stand Rock

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Description: Man sitting on Stand Rock, a woman and child posed standing on opposite rock ledge.
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Girls near High Rock and Romance Cliff

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Description: View down sandy beach towards Miriam and Ruth Bennett wading in river near Romance Cliff at a sand bar above High Rock.
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Boy with Dog Pulling Wagon

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Description: Three small children with a wagon drawn by a dog.
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Kids on Roller Skates

Date: 06 26 1986
Description: Kids make a "train," with the bicyclist in the front pulling three girls on roller skates along a sidewalk.

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