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Relaxation on Hammocks

Date: 1898
Description: Men and women sitting in two hammocks. The people pictured are Julia Murray Ormsby, Fred Werner, and R. Effie (Ettie) Meinhold.
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Summer Relaxation

Date: 1901
Description: Aunt Helen lounging on a hammock slung between two trees. Her son, Syl, is sitting nearby on a cane rocking chair.
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Giles House

Date: 1875
Description: Exterior view of the Giles house, residence of Hiram H. Giles, state legislator and social welfare authority.
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Kipp Residence

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view of the Kipp residence with a woman in the front yard reclining in a hammock.
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Ada Bass in Hammock

Date: 1895
Description: Ada Bass reading a book while lying in a hammock.
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People Relaxing Outdoors

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Description: View of a group of individuals relaxing outdoors. Several men and women read, while others sit on the ground or in a hammock.
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Man and Women Resting in Hammock

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Description: Two women and a man resting in a hammock that is tied between two trees.
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Women and Man Relaxing in a Hammock

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Description: Two women sitting in a hammock with a man. One woman is straightening the man's bow tie.
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Women Relaxing

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Description: A group of women relax in or near a hammock between two trees. Identified from right to left: Flora LeClair (sitting), Lottie Bright (standing), Neddie Eri...
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Women and Young Child near Hammock

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Description: Four women sit in or near a hammock and attend to their embroidery while a young boy sits at their feet.
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Sitting in the Shade

Date: 1905
Description: Members of the J. Robert Taylor family. A man is standing near two women who are sitting under a grove of trees near the rocky shoreline of a body of water...
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Group with Hammock, Bicycle and Stringer of Fish

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Description: A group of four women and one man gathered around a hammock and bicycle. The man is displaying a stringer of fish which is attached to the hammock. There i...
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Relaxing in the Woods

Date: 1898
Description: A group of men, women, and children pose for a photograph as they relax in the woods around a large hammock. In the background is a shoreline.
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Syl and Aunt Helen at Wild Rose Cottage

Date: 1900
Description: Syl and aunt Helen at Wild Rose cottage. Syl leans over the railing of the porch while Helen reclines in a hammock reading a book.
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Syl and Two Women on Lawn

Date: 06 22 1901
Description: View across lawn of Syl and two other women near two trees strung with a hammock. One of the woman is walking away carrying a hat and umbrella. The lawn in...
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Mountain View House

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Description: Men and woman stand outside a mountain view house while playing croquet on the front lawn. Published by Fred W. Brown.
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Hammock, Canoes, and Picnicking Family on Beach

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Description: A group of people picnics near a hammock hanging between two trees along a beach. Several people canoe in the water.
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Campers before their Tents

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Description: Several women and children wearing dresses or swimming suits gather around two tents set up in a wooded area. A dirt road passes through the foreground.
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Fern Rise

Date: 1900
Description: View uphill toward a group of people posing on and near the porch of Fern Rise, possibly a hotel or inn. Decorations and flags hang from the building's por...
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Fidel Castro, Vilma Espin and Others

Date: 1958
Description: 26th of July Movement command headquarters in the Sierra Maestra mountains during the Cuban Revolution. Fidel Castro sits in a hammock and speaks with Vil...

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