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Family Posed in Yard of House

Date: 1878
Description: A large family group and a dog are posed around a table that has large books on it. The frame house behind them has a sway in its roof. A well with a wood ...
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Children Sitting Outdoors

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Description: A group of four young children sitting in a circle on the grass. Several buildings are in the background, and a few bare trees are on the right. The buildi...
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Beware of Dog

Date: 05 1926
Description: A dog crouches behind a fence where a "Beware of Dog" sign hangs. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department ...
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Paper Boy Delivering Newspapers

Date: 1918
Description: A boy wearing a coat and hat standing on a sidewalk while delivering newspapers to nearby homes. Attached to his newspaper bag is a sign reading: "Cook Cou...
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Merton Sutter with All-Steel Thresher

Date: 1938
Description: Merton Sutter receiving a 4-H farm accounting award in front of a McCormick-Deering All-Steel Thresher. Original caption reads: "Winner of $300 merchandisi...
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People in front of Frame House

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Description: Three women, one holding a child, are posing sitting in chairs in the yard of a frame house, along with a woman holding an infant, three girls, and one boy...
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Sid Wins World Champion Liar

Date: 1976
Description: Waist-up portrait of Sid Boyum in his backyard proudly holding a medal he won for an entry to the Burlington Liars Club in 1976. The entry read: "During a ...
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Harvester Thresher at McCormick Works

Date: 04 27 1916
Description: Harvester Thresher packaged for shipping outdoors in factory yard. The crates are labeled in Russian. A backdrop is behind the crates.
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Milwaukee Mower at McCormick Works

Date: 01 29 1917
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear of a Milwaukee Mower outdoors in the factory yard. A sign on the Mower blade reads "Milwaukee" with a sub-caption in Fre...

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