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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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Children on Homemade Swing

Date: 06 1927
Description: Young boy and a toddler relaxing on a homemade tree swing made with an automobile seat.
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Family Camping with International Pickup and Camper

Date: 1972
Description: Color advertising photograph of a family of four camping out with an International 1110 Custom pickup and Hy-Lander trailer home.
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Children at Play in Rural Setting

Date: 
Description: Children and a few adults (possibly teachers) hold hands in a circle while other children stand by or swing under a tree in a rural setting. Horse-drawn ca...
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School Children Playing "Baby in the Hole"

Date: 05 20 1924
Description: Country school children playing "Baby in the Hole." There is a hand-pump in the background under trees.
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School Children Folk Dancing

Date: 1919
Description: School children dancing in a circle to music from a Victrola phonograph as women look on. The children are outdoors, possibly in a rural schoolyard.
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School Girls in Running Race

Date: 06 1916
Description: Six girls in a running race at the School Festival in Palos Park.
Painting

School Children Playing in Sand Box

Date: 1913
Description: Children playing in a sand box, or "sand garden" at the Woodlawn School garden. American flags are planted in the sand and a teacher or older child is hold...
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Children Performing May-Pole Dance

Date: 1919
Description: School children standing ready to begin a May-pole dance.
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Young Boy on School Swing

Date: 06 11 1920
Description: Young boy playing on a school swing. An automobile is parked nearby.
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Children Playing Outdoors

Date: 1921
Description: A group of children stand in a row while a man in an International Harvester hat stands beside them. The man is holding a megaphone, and the children may b...
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Children with Bookmobile at Playground

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: Children line up at the entrance to the Superior Bookmobile trailer. Other children ride bicycles and play in a playground in the background. The original...
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Superior Bookmobile

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: A group of children lines up outside the entrance to the Superior Bookmobile (an International truck), parked in a playground area. Other children holding ...
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Girls Standing near Bookmobile

Date: 08 30 1938
Description: Three girls stand at the entrance of the Superior Bookmobile (an International truck) holding books. A child playing tennis is in the background. The origi...
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Children in Park with Swimming Area

Date: 06 1925
Description: Children dressed in bathing suits at a small park with a swimming place. A garden is in the foreground.
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Young Children at the Park

Date: 1925
Description: Young children playing at the park. Original caption reads: "Beacon playground — about 800 daily attendance. Splendid arrangement of playground and athleti...
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Two Boys in Backyard of Suburban Residence

Date: 06 1925
Description: Two young boys playing in the backyard of a suburban residence.
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Trees Lining Suburban Neighborhood

Date: 1924
Description: View down a wide, tree-lined neighborhood street. Well-maintained lawns and houses can be seen on the left. A man with a reel mower is working in a yard, a...

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