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Indian Girls Perform a Doll Drill

Date: 06 27 1900
Description: Indian girls perform a doll drill for school entertainment at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Students' Congress Of Nations Cantata

Date: 06 27 1900
Description: A flashlight of a cantata representing a congress of nations given by the Indian pupils at the Warm Springs Agency in Oregon.
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Man Standing in Field of Harvested Grain

Date: 1900
Description: View across field towards a man standing holding two sheaves of grain. Behind him are more sheaves of grain in rows.
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Mining Camp

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view of a mining camp in the western United States. At this time Carl Peterson was writing letters home to Christine Jenson about his journey.
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Cabin Out West

Date: 1903
Description: A log cabin out west in a forest. View looking up hill towards a man sitting in the open doorway with a gun in his lap. Smoke is above the cabin. At this t...
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"There Is No Place Like Home"

Date: 1903
Description: View of a man sitting outdoors in a chair near the door of a log cabin in a clearing. He is smoking a pipe and reading. A lamp is hanging from the end of a...
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Western Town

Date: 1903
Description: Caption on negative sleeve reads, "Mining (?) town with view of saloon, restaurant and general store." A boardwalk runs along the fronts of the buildings. ...
Postcard

Sacajawea Statue

Date: 1905
Description: Color postcard depicting a statue of Sacajawea, a Shoshone explorer who guided Lewis & Clark on their expedition across the Louisiana Territory. She is sta...

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