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Loggers Top Loading a Log Bobsled

Date: 1900
Description: Loggers using pulley to top load logs on horse-drawn bob sled.
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Busy B's Dog and Monkey Act

Date: 1970
Description: Gloria Peebles' Busy B's animal act featuring a monkey in a rabbit costume pushing a wheelbarrow while a dog looks on through the window of the playhouse.
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Downstream from Larks Hotel

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Description: Crandall family, including a dog, sitting under trees on a cliff overlooking a river. From left to right: George Crandall, Lois Crandall, Phyllis Crandall,...
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Dressing up the Dog

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Description: A girl sits in a rocking chair as a young woman commands a dog who is dressed in dark clothing to sit. A piano or organ is in the background.
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Children of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr.

Date: 1904
Description: Group portrait on porch of the three children of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936), and his wife, Harriet Bradley Hammond (1862-1921). Pictured, left t...
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Kiki, the Pet Crow

Date: 10 18 1966
Description: Michelle Miller smiling at Kiki, her family's pet crow, as he perches on her arm.
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Two Birds on Mrs. Nagler's Arm

Date: 09 11 1930
Description: Two birds on Mrs. Nagler's arm.
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Real Puppy Love

Date: 12 28 1958
Description: Girl snuggling collared puppy.
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Wolterswoods Kennels Cocker Spaniels

Date: 12 30 1947
Description: Champion San's Tanager, "Jerry," of Wolterswoods Kennels, owned by Mrs. Joseph T. Wolters. He was reputed to be one of the best Red Cockers in the United S...
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Guinea Pig

Date: 02 17 1950
Description: Randall school student John Drake, wearing a Boy Scout uniform, holding his classroom's newborn guinea pig named "Mix-Up, Jr."
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Badger Kennel Club Dog Show

Date: 06 19 1950
Description: Alice Darling of 1224 Spaight Street, Chairman of the Badger Kennel Club Dog Show, is shown with her Irish Setter, Erin. In the background is a 1860's era ...
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Jacqueline Simpson and Dog

Date: 10 30 1950
Description: Jacqueline, 14, daughter of Phyllis Simpson of 22 South Broom Street, posing with her German Shepherd dog, Queenie.
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Children and Their Pets

Date: 12 05 1950
Description: Douglas Shaw Woodman, age 3, sitting with his Persian cat, "Mr. Thomas."
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Children and Their Pets

Date: 12 05 1950
Description: Brothers Billy Jasper, age 6, and Tommy Jasper, age 2, posing on shag carpeting with their Springer Spaniels, "Cissie" and "Mike."
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Balancing Rock

Date: 1920
Description: A large, balancing boulder in Paradise Park, Ohio. A man is posed standing on the left side of the rock and a woman is posed standing on the right side of ...
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Olive Thomas and Czar

Date: 1919
Description: Hartsook studio portrait of silent film star Olive Thomas standing behind a white Russian wolfhound (Borzoi) named Czar.
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March of Dimes Campaign

Date: 12 31 1951
Description: Warren Anderson, age 7, former polio sufferer, is shown sitting in an upholstered chair with his cat, Sam. Warren was saved by his 14-year-old sister, Caro...
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National Dog Week Observance

Date: 09 13 1952
Description: Joellen and Jean Schroeder kneeling on the floor beside their dog, Brownie, during National Dog Week.
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Child Holding Kitten

Date: 1920
Description: Young child standing outdoors on a lawn holding a kitten under one arm.
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Boy and Girl with Pets

Date: 1920
Description: Young boy and girl sitting on a pile of rocks with a cat and a dog outside the Sunnyside School. The boy is cradling a cat under his arm, while a girl is f...

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