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Factory Worker Standing Among Wooden Barrels

Date: 04 03 1919
Description: Factory worker in soiled clothing standing among wooden barrels in a snow-covered factory yard. The man most likely worked at International Harvester's Osb...
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Fischer's Dairy Truck

Date: 10 03 1934
Description: A man wearing a long white coat and holding a bottle of milk is standing near the back of an International truck owned by Fischer's Dairy. The truck is par...
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International School Bus

Date: 02 25 1935
Description: A school bus stops in front of a house in a rural area as two children appear to wave goodbye to each other in the front yard. There is snow on the ground.
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Men with Two Bears on Leash

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Description: View of two men with two bears on leashes standing on a lawn. The bears are wearing muzzles and the men have staves. A large house is in the background.
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Rustic Country Home

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Description: View of a rustic country home.
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Edwards Tower Cottage

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Description: A man and four children stand in front of Edwards Tower Cottage. The cottage is built in the style of a lighthouse.
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Charles A. Angells Residence

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Description: Residence of Charles A. Angells. The coastline is in the background.
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Resort Home

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Description: A view of a two-story resort home and yard. A small water well with a wooden roof is on the right.
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S.P. Nash Residence and Windmill

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Description: View of the residence of S.P. Nash. Behind the home is a large decorative windmill.
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Olcott Residence

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Description: View of mansion belonging to Mr. Dudley Olcott. A winding driveway and large yard is in the foreground.
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Richard Mortimer Residence

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Description: The residence and gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mortimer. View of mansion, gardens, and fountain.
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Birthplace of John Bristol

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Description: View of the home where John Bristol, the landscape painter, was born on March 14, 1824. Caption reads: "Birthplace of John Bristol, The Artist. Hillsdale, ...
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Sunnyside

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Description: In 1835, Washington Irving, author and historian, purchased a small Dutch farmhouse beside the Hudson River. The stone cottage would come to be called "Sun...
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Horse-Drawn Chaise

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Description: A man wearing a top-hat and a long coat is standing on the lawn of a house holding the reins of a horse pulling a three-wheeled chaise. In the background i...
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Father and Son with Tractor Outside Residence

Date: 1915
Description: Father and son outside a house with a Mogul 8-16 tractor.
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Home

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Description: Exterior of the Soldiers and Sailors Home, built in 1877 by the Grand Army of the Republic. The domiciliary stands on the left, and the building on the rig...
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Rural School in Westchester County

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of School #8, located along a dirt road in Westchester County.
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Hamburg District School Number 1

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of Hamburg District School Number 1 located in Erie County. A flag pole is standing in the school's front yard. There is also a pole on top o...
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Farm Employee Housing

Date: 1929
Description: Farm employee housing. Original caption reads: "employees cottages on Briarcliff Farms." Children are sitting on the porch of the house in the foreground.
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International D-40 Bus Dropping Off Children

Date: 1938
Description: International D-40 bus dropping school children off in a residential neighborhood on a snowy day. The bus was equipped with a 235-inch Rex-Watson 49 passen...

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