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R. Daniel Rickelsen Family around Table

Date: 1877
Description: The R. Daniel Rickelsen family sitting around a table, including a small dog near the base of the table. One man is sitting and holding a cane. A lady on t...
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William Bonner Family

Date: 1871
Description: A family, possibly that of William Bonner, is posing around a table in a yard. A man is sitting on the left holding a paper in one hand and a glass in the ...
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Two Adults and a Child

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Description: A young girl in a dress stands between a man and woman who are seated. They pose in front of a painted backdrop. The women wears a long dress, and the man ...
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Family Portrait

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Description: A family with four children poses for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. The two parents are seated while two older children stand behind th...
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Studio Portrait of Family

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Description: A family of four stands by a studio prop of a stone wall in front of a painted backdrop. The father, in a long suit jacket and trousers, and youngest daugh...
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Adults with Small Child

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Description: A man wearing a suit jacket and trousers, holds a small girl wearing a dress sitting on his lap. A woman in a long dress stands behind him and rests her ha...
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Couple with Children

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Description: A studio portrait of a couple with two children posing in front of a painted backdrop. A man wearing a suit jacket, vest, tie, and trousers sits on a studi...
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Man, Woman, and Child

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Description: A studio portrait of a man and small girl in a white dress sitting on a studio prop of a stone wall. The man wears a suit jacket, vest, and trousers. A wom...
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Group Portrait of Children and Adults

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Description: A large group consisting of five males and four females pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop around a studio prop of a stone wall. The...
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Adults and Children around Stone Wall

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Description: A studio portrait of seven individuals in front of a painted backdrop. A man in a suit jacket, vest, and trousers sits on the studio prop of a stone wall a...
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Group in front of Wooden Fence

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Description: A studio portrait of four women and two men posed in front of a wooden prop fence in front of a painted backdrop. The women are wearing long dresses and ha...
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Group Gathered around Swing

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Description: A group of men, women, and children gather around a swing in front of a painted backdrop and pose for a studio portrait. Two men stand behind the group we...
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Portrait of a Couple and Five Children

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Description: A studio portrait of a seated man, and a woman holding a child, surrounded by two girls and two boys posing in front of a painted backdrop. The man and boy...
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Man, Two Women and Three Children

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Description: A studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man with a moustache sitting on a prop stone wall with three children, one on his lap. Two women in ...
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Four Adults and Four Children

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Description: An elderly couple sit surrounded by two other adults standing behind them, and four children, two boys and two girls. They are posing in front of a painted...
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Man, Woman, and Two Children

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Description: A studio portrait of a seated man in a suit jacket, vest, and trousers holding a young girl on his lap. A woman in a dress is standing behind a baby on a t...
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Group Portrait of Native Americans

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Description: A studio portrait of a group of Native Americans. A woman in a dress holds an infant in her lap, a man stands behind her, and two young men, one standing a...
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New Year's Dinner

Date: 01 01 1900
Description: A group of family members sitting at a table laden with food for a New Year's dinner.
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Group Looking over Fence

Date: 1906
Description: A group of adults, including Harry E. Cole (center), stand behind a fence. A sign on the fence reads, "YOU CAN'T PLAY IN OUR BACK YARD."
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Karst Family

Date: 1895
Description: Women bringing lunch to the men working in the field. The men are harvesting grain using a horse-drawn grain binder.

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