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Prentice Park, Mammoth Spring

Date: 1930
Description: Six girls sit on a stone wall beside Mammoth Spring in Prentice Park.
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Looking North from Millpond

Date: 1915
Description: View of several Cross Plains buildings across a millpond. There is a bell mounted on a metal tower near the shoreline. Caption reads: "Looking North From M...
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The Pool — Apache

Date: 1906
Description: An Apache man standing by the edge of a pool of water.
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Montello Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Point in the back of Perkin's House on pond (now Montello Lake).
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Couple in Rowboat

Date: 1900
Description: View from shoreline of couple in rowboat on unidentified pond.
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St. Josephat Church and School

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Description: St. Josephat Church and School from Kosciuszko Park. The classic style church with dome is across a body of water. Three boats with boaters are out rowing ...
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David Bickel Fishing

Date: 09 10 1948
Description: David Bickel, 414 Clemons Avenue, fishing on the shore of Tenney Park lagoon.
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"Sunnybank"

Date: 1870
Description: Two men are in the foreground on a shoreline, one standing in a boat. In the background on the other shoreline are adults and children sitting in the gras...
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International 2444 Tractor with No. 110 Balanced Head Mower

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Description: Color photograph of a man driving an International 2444 tractor with a No. 110 Balanced Head Mower. The tractor is mowing near the shoreline of a pond or ...
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World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A cyanotype view across lagoon from shoreline of the U.S. Government Building (right), and the Fisheries building (left). There is a bridge over the lagoon...
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Stock Pond and Surrounding Woods

Date: 07 1965
Description: The edge of a stock pond and the surrounding wooded area. A small sandy shoreline lines the pond.
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Mill Pond

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Description: A peaceful view of a pond and mill, featuring a small dog sitting in a boat, which rests on the shore.
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Scudder Pond

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Description: View across Scudder's Pond, featuring a fence framed by trees in the foreground, and a house on the opposite shoreline in the background.
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Woman Rowing Boat

Date: 09 16 1900
Description: View from shoreline of a woman wearing a wide brimmed straw hat sitting in a row boat in a small body of water with the oars in her hands.
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Electric Park

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Description: View across water toward a tall, lighted, electric tower at night with trees and lighted posts surrounding it among trees. Caption reads, "Electric Tower b...
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Baptism at McBrayer's Pond

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards an outdoor baptism at McBrayer's Pond. A group of adults and children are gathered at the water's edge, some of them holding para...
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Baptismal Scene at Emanuel Baptist Church

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Description: A large group of adults and children gather around a pond where a baptism is taking place, some standing on a bridge on the right. Several people stand in ...
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Kindly Thoughts and Good Wishes For Christmas and the New Year

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card of a man loading Christmas trees on a sled drawn by two horses. A dog runs in front of them. The sun is setting over a lake or pond with trees...
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Forest Middleton in Tenney Park

Date: 1910
Description: Forest Middleton sits with his camera beside him on a park bench near the lagoon in Tenney Park. An arched bridge is visible through the trees.
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Municipal Light and Power Plant

Date: 1924
Description: The Municipal Light and Power Plant and water tower seen from across a pond.

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