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Mixing Liquids

Date: 1945
Description: Roy Bird Cook mixes liquid medications in his pharmacy's laboratory.
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Preparing Powders

Date: 1945
Description: Pharmacist Roy Bird Cook prepares medicinal powders to be weighed for a prescription.
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Reuben Gold Thwaites Rowing the "Pilgrim"

Date: 05 09 1894
Description: Reuben Gold Thwaites rowing the skiff the "Pilgrim" on the Ohio River.
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Journalist Fleming with Republicans McCarthy and Kohler

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Description: Journalist Robert Fleming with Wisconsin Republicans Joseph R. McCarthy and Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Although only faintly seen, Senator McCarthy has autogra...
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International F-31 Truck Operated by Dillon Bros. Co.

Date: 1919
Description: International model "F" or "31" truck operated by Dillon Bros. Co., "machinists" of Wheeling. A man sits in the driver's seat of the truck which is parked ...
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Fishermen on the Ohio River

Date: 05 10 1894
Description: Two fishermen in a boat on the Ohio River.
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Houseboats on the Shore

Date: 05 10 1894
Description: View from river of three men in a sailboat near the shoreline. Behind them are houseboats up on blocks on the shore of the Ohio River, with other buildings...
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Man in a Boat

Date: 05 14 1894
Description: A man seated on a low boat floats down the Ohio River.
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International TD-6 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1940
Description: Seldon Starcher, owner and operator of an International TD-6 Diesel TracTracTor (crawler tractor), uses his tractor both in logging and oil field work. He ...
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International TD-6 Crawler Tractor

Date: 1940
Description: Seldon Starcher, owner and operator of an International TD-6 Diesel TracTracTor (crawler tractor), uses his tractor both in logging and oil field work. Sta...
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Crush Bottling Co.

Date: 09 22 1938
Description: A man standing next to a McCormick-Deering 10 can cooler with his hand on the motor at the Crush Bottling Company. A sign on the back of the cooler reads: ...
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Family Garden

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Description: A family garden in a company town for the Consolidation Coal Co. Five people are displaying their produce among the garden and the nearby buildings.
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Man in Bean Garden

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Description: A man stands in front of several very tall bean plants. Photograph taken in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company.
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John Brown's Fort and Portrait of John Brown

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Description: View of John Brown's Fort, built in 1848 and originally constructed for use as a guard and fire engine house for the federal Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper...
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U.S. Snagboat "E.A. Woodruff"

Date: 1905
Description: A view of the U.S. snagboat "E.A. Woodruff" at a wharf. "U.S. Snag Boat E.A. Woodruff" signs are on the side of the boat. A bridge and two paddle ships are...
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Group of Businessmen and Lumberjacks

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Description: Group portrait of men with a large fir tree. Men wearing suits, and three lumberjacks wearing work clothes are standing near the tree. In the background ar...
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Coke Manufacturing Scene

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Description: Men work with the coke ovens at the coal mine. Caption reads: "Coke Manufacturing Scene, Near Bluefield, West Virginia."
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Men with Sickle Bar Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Three men posing with a piece of McCormick agricultural machinery, possibly a sickle bar mower (?). The writing on the machine reads, "McCormick H.M. Co. H...
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VIew from B. & O. Station

Date: 1925
Description: View from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station, established in 1830. The city's dwellings and establishments can be seen on a hillside from the railroa...
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City View, Northfork, Virginia

Date: 1925
Description: View of a city featuring a downtown district and a neighborhood built into the hillside.

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