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Buying Pullets

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A man at the Holden farm handing two dollar bills to another man while purchasing a cage full of pullets. A farm building and wagon are behind the two men.
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Shipping Chicks

Date: 06 1925
Description: Two men unload containers of chicks from the back of a horse-drawn wagon as part of a parcel post delivery. The sign on a brick building in the background ...
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Woman with Chicks

Date: 06 1925
Description: A woman wearing a dress, apron, and straw hat kneels to fill the water container in a poultry structure used to house chicks at De Kline Farm.
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Birdbath at Holden Farm

Date: 05 1924
Description: View of a birdbath standing among trees at Holden Farm. In the background behind a wire fence, chickens are in an orchard.
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Skidding a Log

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Description: Man driving two horses which are skidding a log out of the woods to the logging road.
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Autos at Fairgrounds

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Description: Automobiles park beside several buildings on the fairgrounds. A crowd of people gathers in the background near a grandstand.
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R. Stephenson & Co. Mill

Date: 07 30 1865
Description: An exterior view across water of Robert Stephenson & Company Mill, which was a steam mill.
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Ramsay & Jones Mill

Date: 1887
Description: The Ramsay & Jones Mill with logs in the water in the foreground.
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Children Playing with Chicken

Date: 05 1924
Description: Two children playing with a chicken on a lawn near some flowers. Original caption reads: "Holden Poultry Farm, Mr. Snyder's children playing with chicken."
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Mrs. Lo and Little Negee - Anaglyph

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Description: Stereograph portrait of Mrs. Lo, seated in front of a traditional dwelling, holding her infant Little Negee.
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Health and Happiness Campaign Procession

Date: 1920
Description: Group of people in automobiles adorned with flags, bunting and signs move in a procession down a dirt road for a "Health and Happiness Campaign."
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Vendors at City Market

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of men standing around vendor trucks parked at the city fruit market in front of commercial buildings. A building in the background has a sig...
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Pedestrian Sign

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A sign reading: "Walk on Left" is posted on a power line pole. A man is walking on the left side of a rural road in the background as a truck drives by.
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"No Parking" Sign

Date: 1926
Description: A sign reading: "No Parking on Pavement - State Law" is posted alongside a road, and in the background a man is standing in the line of traffic to inspect ...
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Farm Water Supply Tank

Date: 06 1925
Description: A water supply tank standing atop what appears to be a shed in the back of a farmhouse. A weather vane is at the top of the water tank.
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Fly Trap

Date: 1924
Description: A wooden fly trap standing at the back entrance to the farmhouse of Professor Perry Holden.
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Men with Orchard Sprayer

Date: 07 15 1929
Description: Three men pose on a McCormick-Deering 10-20 tractor outfitted with an orchard sprayer in front of a grove of trees.
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International Moving Truck

Date: 03 05 1925
Description: Men remove furniture from a Model 53 International motor truck owned by the Northwestern Moving Company of Detroit, Michigan. An end table and upholstered ...
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Pesticide Application at Night

Date: 1929
Description: Two men use a McCormick-Deering tractor and an orchard sprayer to apply pesticide to trees at night.
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"The Detroit News" Truck

Date: 1925
Description: An International Model SL truck owned by "The Detroit News" parked in front of Cook & Dyer Drugstore. A man is removing piles of newspapers from the truck ...

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