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Early Electric Stove

Date: 06 1923
Description: Electric stove in the rural farmhouse kitchen of Adolph Betz.
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Woman Reading on Screened Porch

Date: 06 1923
Description: Miss Marilla Zearing reading a newspaper on a rocking chair in the screened porch of her home. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agric...
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Farmhouse and Landscaping

Date: 06 1923
Description: Landscape surrounding a farmhouse.
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Two Men Sifting Compost for a Garden

Date: 06 1923
Description: Two men sifting compost soil through a screen.
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Spraying Potatoes with Pesticide

Date: 06 1923
Description: Men using the "big sprayer" to apply pesticide to garden potatoes at R.R. Robertson's farm.
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Kitchen Sink

Date: 06 1923
Description: A sink standing against a wall inside a farmhouse kitchen. A stove is to the right of the sink, and a garbage bin stands beneath it.
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Kitchen Cabinet and Table

Date: 06 1923
Description: A table with built-in cabinets and shelf space standing in the middle of a farmhouse kitchen, next to a wooden chair to the left and a stove and ovens to t...
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Woman in Farmhouse Kitchen

Date: 06 1923
Description: Miss Zearing using a grinder to make bread crumbs inside a farmhouse kitchen.
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Built-In Ironing Board

Date: 06 1923
Description: Mrs. Betz ironing a skirt on a wall-mounted foldout ironing board. A radiator is along the wall near a sink, and a wooden chair is on the right.
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Margaret Monier Canning

Date: 06 1923
Description: 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 ...
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Woodburning Stove

Date: 06 1923
Description: 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.
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Potato Ricer

Date: 06 1923
Description: A woman using a potato ricer in a farmhouse kitchen.
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Woman Using Fruit Press

Date: 06 1923
Description: A woman using a Dilver (fruit press) to juice fruit into a metal bowl on a tabletop.
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Woman Using Pressure Kettle

Date: 06 1923
Description: Miss Larson using a pressure kettle to cook on a wood-burning stove in a farmhouse kitchen.
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Woman Sewing with Machine

Date: 06 1923
Description: A woman using an electric sewing machine while sitting at a table with latticed sides.
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Portrait of Child with Toy

Date: 06 1923
Description: A boy is sitting on a wooden chair placed on top of an outdoor wooden bench. A toy dog with wheels on its legs is on the bench beside him.
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Hot Water Heater

Date: 06 1923
Description: Kerosene hot water heater. Larger tanks are behind the heater.
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Kitchen Arrangement

Date: 06 1923
Description: View of a sink, cupboard, and stove in the farmhouse kitchen of Miss Marilla Zearing.
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Woman Using Electric Washing Machine

Date: 06 1923
Description: Mrs. J.E. Waggoner passing plaid fabric through a wringer after using an electric washing machine. A washboard is hanging on the wall in the background, an...
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Woman Moving Wood Box

Date: 06 1923
Description: A woman moving a box of firewood from the corner of the kitchen on the farm of E.A. Bancroft. A woodburning stove is the right.

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