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Inkle Looms

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Description: Two girls seated on a bench outdoors and working inkle looms.
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Family of Herman Amberg Preus Playing Croquet

Date: 1873
Description: A family is gathered in a yard playing croquet. Nearby a child sits on a rocking horse and holds onto a small wagon. Behind that are some women and another...
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Herman Amberg Preus Family and Visitors

Date: 1872
Description: The Herman Amberg Preus family and visitors, all wearing hats, are playing croquet in their yard. One child is on a rocking horse and another child is by a...
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Reverend H.A. Preus and Family

Date: 1873
Description: Reverend H.A. Preus and his family pose seated outdoors in front of the Spring Prairie parsonage.
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Porch and Yard

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Description: A woman and two children sit in the porch area of their home. One of the children plays on a rocking horse. A groomed yard and flowering shrubs are in fr...
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Miniature Tractor Race

Date: 1990
Description: Young contestants are at their marks for a miniature tractor race.
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Portrait of Child with Toy

Date: 06 1923
Description: A boy is sitting on a wooden chair placed on top of an outdoor wooden bench. A toy dog with wheels on its legs is on the bench beside him.
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Family Picnic at Shorewood Hills Home

Date: 06 25 1958
Description: Baby Frank, the youngest of the Professor Frank J. Remington family, lying on the ground with his bottle during a picnic in their backyard.
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Alfred Holt Wagging

Date: 07 1899
Description: Alfred Holt is leaning on a toy wagon with wooden wheels at grandmother Holt's home, which was known as "The Homestead." The address of the Devillo and Ell...
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At the Guild Bazaar

Date: 06 16 1909
Description: Three Holt children are sitting on a park bench in front of a stone wall. From left to right: Alfred Holt, Donald Holt, and Eleanor Holt. Alfred Holt appea...
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David Rumsey Entertains Himself

Date: 01 15 1915
Description: On the floor, David Rumsey is using a wrench to repair a part of the train set, which includes trains, rails, and a building. Caption reads: "David enterta...

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