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Train Wreck

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the wreck of a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train at Corliss. A large crowd of men are watching as a Bucyrus crane is lifting a car b...
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Grafton Viaduct

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Description: View across field towards the railroad bridge, seen with the construction almost completed. A man is standing in the middle of the bridge, and two or three...
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Farmhouses Near Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: Two farmhouses and the surrounding snowy landscape near Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Burlington Railroad Tracks

Date: 1918
Description: View of the Burlington Railroad tracks south of the city, near Campion College. Dwellings are across a field, and snow-covered bluffs are in the background...
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Tornado Touchdown in a Field

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Description: A tornado touching down in a field by a fence. The funnel widens out dramatically on the mid-horizon into a dark, sky-filling cloud.
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Katherine Quinney

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Description: Katherine (Kate) Quinney, Richard Quinney's great aunt, standing on a country road near the family's farm looking over fields lightly dusted with snow. Th...
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Harvesting Maize

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Description: Three men harvesting maize (corn) in the Texas panhandle. A tractor and other farm machinery is being utilized. Caption reads: "Harvesting Maize In The Pan...
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Harvesting Wheat

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Description: Several men are shown using harvesting machinery in a field of wheat. Several teams of horses are pulling the machinery.
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Wheat Field

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Description: Two men pose in a wheat field.
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Oil Fields with Smoke

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of smoke rising from the oil fields in the distance, resulting from an electrical storm.
Postcard

Farmer with Cows

Date: 02 1910
Description: Farmer and two cows standing outside near a barn in winter.
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Farm Land

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Description: Elevated view of farmland with cumulus clouds overhead.
Postcard

Tornado Damage

Date: 1924
Description: Damage caused by a tornado to a barn near Reseburg. The caption notes that the farm was rented and that "moonshine" was being made there. Some locals at t...
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Town and Countryside

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Description: Elevated view of the town and countryside, looking north. Published by Jackson's Pharmacy.
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School Class at Merrimac

Date: 1890
Description: A large class stands outside a school. Front row, left to right: Stella Nuzum, unknown, unknown, unknown, Mabel Devlin, Mary Devlin, unknown, Alice Odekirk...
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Albert Knowles

Date: 1920
Description: Albert Knowles, brother-in-law of William Wade, at Herrling Farm. The Greenbush Baptist Church is visible in the background.
Postcard

Santa and Girl in Sleigh

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Description: Photographic postcard of Santa and a young girl, Mary Jane Turner, in his sleigh. Her head is next to his and her arm is around his shoulders. Reindeer can...
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Hogs

Date: 1933
Description: Three hogs feed on the Larson farm. There are farm wagons in the background and snow on the ground.
Poster

David Fine Freedom Committee

Date: 1976
Description: Poster advertising the David Fine Freedom Committee. David Fine was the youngest of the four men involved in the Sterling Hall bombing at the University of...
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Bird Feeder

Date: 1932
Description: Identified as "A lunch counter for birds," a platform feeder has been mounted on a fence post behind Gardners Prairie School, District No. 7, Town of Sprin...

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