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Artesian Stock Farm

Date: 1884
Description: Bird's-eye view drawing of the grounds of Villa Louis, the estate of the fur trading Dousman family. After the death of H. Louis Dousman's mother in 1882, ...
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Newly-built Farmhouse

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Description: A man standing on a hill with his back to the camera surveys newly-built farm buildings and a large frame house with symmetrical features. Fencing runs thr...
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Horse Pulling Wagon Through Field

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Description: A man with a shotgun and whip sits in a buggy pulled by a single horse in a field, possibly looking for prairie chickens.
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Children Playing Games

Date: 1919
Description: A group of children are standing in a circle under trees while playing an outdoor game led by Mrs. Markley. Two children are sitting on a tree swing to the...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower in Field

Date: 1900
Description: People are gathered in a field near a man using a horse-drawn mower in a field. There are horse-drawn buggies and farm buildings on the left.
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Small Child at Campsite

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Description: View towards a small child walking in the foreground, wearing a bonnet and striped overalls. In the background on the right near a wagon is a woman in a wh...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower near Shoreline

Date: 1900
Description: View from rear of a man using a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a sloped field on the right. On the left a group of people are posing. Men and a young boy ...
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Group of Men with Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Large group of men working around a horse-drawn McCormick binder in a field. One man is siting on the binder, and another man is standing in front. Behind ...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View across harvested field towards a man using a horse-drawn binder. There is a man on horseback on the left near the front of the binder. Behind the bind...
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Harvesting Operation

Date: 1915
Description: View across field towards men with a thresher. On the left is a horse-drawn buggy. A few men are standing on a pile of sacks of grain near the thresher, an...
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Jack Rabbit Hunt

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Description: View across fence towards a rabbit hunt. Caption on slide reads: "Sports: Jack rabbit hunt, California. Driving wild rabbits into enclosure where they will...

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