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Farm Family

Date: 1898
Description: A man, his wife and their two children are posing in front of their farmstead. The man is holding a team of horses. Another horse pulling a buggy is in the...
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Woman Pumping Water from Farm Well

Date: 04 1923
Description: A bundled-up woman hand pumps water from a well into a pail. The ground is covered with ice and snow. Two cars and a farmhouse are in the background.
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Woman Carrying Water to Farmhouse

Date: 04 1923
Description: Woman carrying a bucket of water back to her farmhouse in winter.
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Horse-Drawn Binder Pulling into Driveway of Farmstead

Date: 1900
Description: A man is driving a horse-drawn binder into the driveway of a farmstead. Another horse-drawn vehicle is partially visible in the driveway. This farmstead ma...
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Skillet Creek Fruit Farm

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of a two-story house with a front porch and an enclosed porch on the side. In the background is a barn or outbuilding.
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An Old Landmark — Effinger Park

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of buildings in Effinger Park. A dirt road leads up to the house where two cars are parked. There is a picnic table and a large tree in the f...
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Whispering Pines

Date: 1936
Description: View across field of a log cabin and garage with two cars parked outdoors. Stones outline the parking area and paths between the cabin and garage.
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Scene at Black Hawk

Date: 1922
Description: View from yard of blacksmith shop, a home, and a two-story building with a "Gold Medal Flour" sign.
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Parade Grounds at Camp Delta

Date: 1938
Description: Landscaped grounds under large white pine trees in the foreground, buildings in the background. A man is walking along the stone-lined road on the left, an...
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Bird's-Eye View

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Description: View down hill of town in a valley. There is open land, homes, barns and a bee farm.
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Stock Day

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Description: Elevated view of horses and wagons being prepared on Stock Day. There is a steep hill with trees behind farm buildings.
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Albert Marx Residence

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Description: Exterior view of the home of Albert Marx.
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Country Home in the Woods

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of a country home in the woods. Men and women sit on the porch of the house, and a wooded hill rises on the right.
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Old Log Cabin

Date: 1925
Description: Original caption: "The old log cabin of a generation ago--seldom seen today." Two children are sitting inside the screen door of the cabin.
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Ramshackle Farm Buildings

Date: 04 06 1926
Description: View across road of a deteriorating barn and a few sheds. In the background is a young child standing in the yard of a farmhouse. Original caption reads, "...
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Water Tank and Wind Mill

Date: 1920
Description: Water tank and wind mill among farm buildings. Original caption reads: "Concrete base for water tank and concrete walk to barn yard. Sterling Holt's farm, ...
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Mount Sterling Bird's Eye View

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from hill of Mount Sterlings's churches, homes, and businesses.
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Man on Road

Date: 07 1965
Description: A man stands on the road outside a home shortly after civil rights volunteers depart from canvassing.

"Leaving a house (on the right) after canvassing. B...

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Rural House

Date: 07 1965
Description: A home canvassed by a civil rights volunteer.

"One of the 'better' homes that was canvassed in Summit. This one could also represent many homes in Hattie...

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Preston Church

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Description: Wooden church with a bell tower and a stable in the back on the right. Fences and fields are in the background.

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