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Kitchen Storage Closet
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View into a storage closet in the kitchen of Marilla Zearing. A vacuum cleaner, broom ("bissel"), kerosene lantern, and other supplies are stored inside, and a pencil sharpener is attached to the closet shelf.
July 1923
International Harvester Company
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Kitchen Arrangement
June 1923
View of a sink, cupboard, and stove in the farmhouse kitchen of Miss Marilla Zearing.
Knife Sharpener
1923
A woman is using a knife sharpener mounted on a kitchen counter to sharpen a blade.
Woman in Farmhouse Kitchen
June 1923
Miss Zearing using a grinder to make bread crumbs inside a farmhouse kitchen.
Margaret Monier Canning
June 1923
Margaret Monier using a pressure cooker while canning in the home of Miss Marilla Zearing. Cans of produce are cooling on wire racks on the counter and in the sink in the background.
Cleaning Supply Closet
July 1923
A broom, dustpan, and a duster hanging in a cleaning supply closet at the top of a staircase in the house of Adolph Betz.
Woodburning Stove
June 1923
A wooden storage box for firewood behind a woodburning stove in a farmhouse kitchen. A sink with a hand-powered water pump is on the right.
