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Farm Family Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: Farm family posing in front of a log home. There is a man on crutches in the center, a woman is holding a small child standing on a table, and two children...
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Ganna Walska Holding a Cat

Date: 1921
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ganna Walska, Polish opera singer, holding a cat. At the time this picture was taken, Ganna Walska was th...
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Professor Edward Ross in Tahiti

Date: 07 11 1933
Description: Group portrait of Professor Ross and five friends in native dress in Tahiti. Two of the people are sitting on a stack of logs, with a cat sitting between t...
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Outdoor Portrait of Cat

Date: 11 23 1930
Description: Portrait of cat sitting outdoors. Taken for Mrs. Bert Wells, 2026 Gregory Street.
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Husking Corn

Date: 1910
Description: Edgar Krueger, Frank Albert Goetsch, and Anson Dewey Goetsch posing while husking corn on the Krueger farm.
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Wetzel Residence

Date: 1966
Description: Button factory at the Wetzel residence. At one time, bone buttons were manufactured in this building. A cat and a hand pump are in the foreground.
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Pauline Dahl and Dogs with Cart

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Description: Trained dogs with cart. One large dog pulls a cart with a dog and a cat. Pauline Dahl in standing in the doorway in background on the right.
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Cat Sitting Up

Date: 02 09 1944
Description: A cat sitting up on its hind legs on a sofa or chair. The cat may belong to Wayland Noland.
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Group in Yard

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Description: Several individuals, two dogs, and two cats gather around a tent set up near a building, while other individuals gather around a horse on the right.
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Hattie and Nellie Bennett with Kittens

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Description: Studio portrait of Hattie (Harriet) and Nellie Bennett posing with pet kittens.
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Home and Yard

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Description: A view of a small home and yard. Flowering ivy covers the home, and several flowering plants are in the front yard. One cat sits on the walk and another si...
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Family in Living Room

Date: 1910
Description: View of a family relaxing in the living room of their home. Features men, women, and children sitting around a table. Caption reads: "A Happy Home in Orogr...
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Child Holding Kitten

Date: 1920
Description: Young child standing outdoors on a lawn holding a kitten under one arm.
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Boy and Girl with Pets

Date: 1920
Description: Young boy and girl sitting on a pile of rocks with a cat and a dog outside the Sunnyside School. The boy is cradling a cat under his arm, while a girl is f...
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Nurse Will Make the Bed

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, in nurse's dress and cap, straightening the bedding on a doll cradle as the cat sits in a chair, bandage...
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Cat Aboard United Fruit Company Freighter

Date: 06 1942
Description: A cat is sitting atop a chalkboard with blackout orders written on it as a crew member from the United Fruit Company's S.S. Santa Marta fixes the sm...
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Women and Children Posing in front of House

Date: 1900
Description: A boy and a girl are sitting on a bench in front of a house near Cypress trees. A woman wearing a white dress is standing behind them. The girl is holding ...
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Couple Outside Hugh Duncan House

Date: 1941
Description: A man, holding a cat, is sitting next to a woman outside of a house which has a long row of tall windows. This Keck and Keck design was built for Hugh Dunc...
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Breezeway at 26 Walter Street

Date: 10 08 1954
Description: Portrait of Charles and Elaine Berigan in the new breezeway at their home at 26 Walter Street. A cat is sitting on the couch on the right.
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Sarah Krueger Bhend Feeding Cats

Date: 1899
Description: Sarah Krueger Bhend feeding kittens in front of a farm building.

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