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Butcher with Tools of His Trade

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a butcher wearing an apron, and holding a cleaver and saw.
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Two Linemen for Telephone Exchange

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Description: Studio portrait of two telephone linemen with some of their equipment in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing work clothes and hats, and hold ciga...
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Portrait of Lumberjack

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait of a lumberjack wearing a hat, fringed shirt, trousers, suspenders, and what appear to be spiked boots. He is holding a peavey and is posin...
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Two Men Posed with Locomotive

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Description: Two men posed by the locomotive of a freight train on railroad tracks, probably by the coal shed at Millston. The two-wheeled express wagon on the platform...
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Group of Men Posed at Construction Site

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Description: Men posed standing at the construction site. They are probably laying the foundation of a building. A small wooden building in the background has a poster ...

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