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N.C. Wyeth Depiction of McCormick Reaper Demonstration

Date: 1931
Description: Painting by N.C. Wyeth depicting the public demonstration of the first reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steele's Tavern, Virginia in 1831. The painting sh...
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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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Mexican Snookum Bear (Coati)

Date: 06 03 1931
Description: Jim McWilliams, "Pianutist" vaudeville actor, and Fred Winklemann, Zoo director, with the Mexican Snookum bear (coati), at Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo).
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Dombrowski Leaves Jail

Date: 1948
Description: James Dombrowski (center), head of the Southern Conference for Human Welfare (SCHW), leaving the Birmingham jail with Doris Senk and the Rev. C. Herbert Ol...
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Studio Portrait of Two Men and Fence

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men posed standing in the gate of a wooden fence.
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Studio Portrait of Two Men

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two men posing with a prop fence and gate. The man with a moustache on the right is posing sitting with h...
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Man in Suit Standing near Fire Hydrant

Date: 06 30 1910
Description: Man in suit opening fire hydrant hooked with hose. There is a loading dock on the right. In the background is a tall, wooden fence, with a brick building b...
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Portrait of Man

Date: 03 03 1919
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors. A fence or building is in the background.

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