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Children at the State School for the Blind

Date: 1893
Description: Students and adults of the State School for the Blind pose for a group portrait in front of the building.
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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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Hansen Home

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of the residence of Casper Hansen, built in 1858. The home has a white picket fence, and a group of people are posing behind the fen...
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House with Christmas Decorations

Date: 01 14 1939
Description: View of a decorated house at 1450 Rutledge Street. There are individuals gathered on the lawn.
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Winter Chores

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Description: A man chops wood in the background as a woman walks towards the house with buckets in hand.
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House Damaged by Fallen Tree

Date: 09 02 1948
Description: A garage and house at 537 S. Randall Avenue after a gust of wind blew two box elder trees into them. The trees were at the rear of the Owen F. Glissendorf'...
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Harman Warner and Ethel Walker in Tree

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Description: Harman Warner and Ethel Walker pose in the branches of a broken tree in winter. They are in the backyard, and houses are behind them.
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Syl with Aunt Helen near Door

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Description: Aunt Helen and Syl stand bundled up against the cold just outside a door to a house with a snow-covered yard behind them.
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Gus the Snowman and Friends

Date: 01 09 1952
Description: Winter scene with Gus the Snowman, a creation of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Myrland, in the front yard of their home at 507 Sheldon Street. The Mrylands built the s...
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James Sanford Home

Date: 1875
Description: Young man and two women in a horse-drawn wagon in front of the fenced yard of the James Sanford home. There is a small patch of snow on the ground in front...
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Lewis Arms and Nedra

Date: 1952
Description: Lewis Arms, who is wearing his Marine Corps uniform, poses outdoors with his sister Nedra.
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Four Boys in Costumes

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Description: Four boys dressed in Indian costumes sit in a row on the concrete steps to a large porch of a house. A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch on t...
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House in Winter

Date: 1932
Description: A one and one-half story house stands in a snowy landscape. A woman is walking toward the back door, hiding her face with a hand. The house was the childho...
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The Reibe Family

Date: 02 1901
Description: Outdoor winter group portrait of Herman Reibe and his four sisters. Herman is sitting on a log that has been fashioned into a chair, while his four sister...
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Home in Winter

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Description: Outdoor view across snow-covered yard towards a woman and child posing while sitting on the porch of a two-story house surrounded by snow-covered trees and...
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Krueger Family In Front of their Home

Date: 02 1905
Description: Alexander, Florentina, Jennie, and Edgar Krueger standing in front of their home with two of their dogs during winter. A barn is in the background on the r...
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Wendorf Homestead

Date: 1902
Description: Ed, Martha, and William Wendorf posing in front of their home in the winter.
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Four European American People Posing on a Porch

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Description: View across yard towards an unidentified location, with two women posing sitting between two men on the porch of a wooden house surrounded by snow-covered ...
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Man and Farm Couple Alongside House

Date: 1915
Description: Man and a farm couple standing next to a house. The woman is holding a bowl and there is snow in the yard.

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