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Taking a Break at the Side of the Road
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Carl Peterson and his family, take a rest while driving their car on a rural dirt road. His son's name is Laurie and the girl is Muriel Peterson Jacobs. Often Carl would take his children with him while looking for telephone line breaks. Noted: "Photograph by Mrs. Carl Peterson."
1917
Peterson, Carl A.
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Children Reading a Dictionary
circa 1910-1919
Muriel and Laurie Peterson, stopped on a country road near Scandinavia, looking something up in a dictionary.
Laurie and Muriel Peterson Playing Indoors
circa 1910-1919
Laurie and Muriel Peterson playing indoors. Muriel is sitting in a chair sewing with a basket on the floor near her. Laurie is playing with blocks.
Young Children Feeding Chickens
Laurie and Muriel Peterson are feeding a flock of chickens in an open field. Trees are in the background.
Christine, Laurie and Muriel Peterson
1910
Christine (mother), Laurie and Muriel Peterson sitting in the grass. Laurie is looking directly at the camera.
Sledding
1914
Laurie, Muriel, and James Peterson, children of the photographer, sledding near the family home. Handwritten on reverse, "Laurie, Muriel, James Peterson, children of Carl Peterson."
Sledders
1905
Winter scene with Muriel and Laurie Peterson, the photographer's children, reflecting on the snow conditions near their home. A group of houses are in the distance. A sled is in the snow behind them.
