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Community Garden, Cook County
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Group portrait of men, women and children standing in a field behind a fence. A sign on a post reads: "Community Garden, Cook County, Dist. 124." Hand-tinted lantern slide.
circa 1910-1919
International Harvester Company
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Cicero School Garden Club
circa 1910-1919
Henry and Violet Schmietendorf are standing in a vegetable garden next to a sign that reads: "Cicero School Garden Club." Lantern slide.
Children at Mark Sheridan School Garden
circa 1910-1919
A large group of children are working in a garden at the Mark Sheridan school. Behind them is a fence, and behind the fence are houses. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
Two Boys Standing Next to Sign
circa 1910-1919
Two boys are standing next to a sign that reads: "Cook County School-Home Project, Garden, Elmer Finke. Lantern slide.
Park Manor School
circa 1910-1919
Children are working in a garden at Park Manor school. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
Group Portrait of Women Sitting near Tents
circa 1910-1919
A group portrait of women sitting and standing in front of a row of tents. Some of the tents have signs that read: "Head Quarters" and "W.R.C." Lantern slide.
Threshing or Haying Operation
circa 1910-1919
A large group of men, women and children are posing with threshing machinery, a steam engine and a horse-drawn wagon in front of a barn. Lantern slide.
