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J.H. Gilchrist with Granddaughter in Cotton Field

Date: 1915
Description: J.H. Gilchrist, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, eyeglasses, and long coat, is standing in a cotton field on his farm to show his granddaughter, Lelia Sykes, th...
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Rural Teachers Learn Woodworking and Rope Tying

Date: 08 1919
Description: Group of several women, probably rural school teachers, assembling wood projects, including benches, while others are learning to tie rope.
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Group of Women Learning Woodworking

Date: 1918
Description: Group of women, probably teachers, using tools to assemble various wooden products including nail boxes, benches and cabinetry(?). Three large posters are ...
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Man Sitting on a Cart in a Factory

Date: 1910
Description: A factory worker is sitting on a cart on at International Harvester's Osborne Works. Behind him are stacked pieces of lumber. Hooks hang from the ceiling. ...
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Factory Worker Standing in Osborne Works Yard

Date: 05 25 1912
Description: A man dressed in work clothes and an apron stands in a factory yard at International Harvester's Osborne Works (later known as Auburn Works). Behind the ma...
Postcard

State House Crew

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of forest rangers outside a house. They are wearing work clothes, boots and a variety of hats. A man on the right is holding a gun and point...
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Husking Corn in the Barn

Date: 1910
Description: Frank and Anson Goetsch husking corn in the barn. A basket filled with husked corn os sitting on the ground between them.
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Cobbler's Shop

Date: 1919
Description: A cobbler repairing shoes. He is standing at a counter with the tools of his trade and a shelf of shoes and boots. He is wearing a long apron. The shop is ...
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Train Wreck

Date: 09 23 1911
Description: Railroad workers and a crowd of other men, women, and children standing and walking near the wreckage of a freight train. The engine and tender are lying o...
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Fishing Trip

Date: 1916
Description: A group of men are standing in front of the Holt family home on Main Street. Several of the men are holding fishing poles, and they appear ready to go on a...
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Mower Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Man (head out of frame) adjusting spring on blade on a Mower outdoors in the factory yard.
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Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 07 31 1917
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing work clothes standing on a wooden sidewalk in front of a wood wall, with a brick wall above.
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Man Standing Outdoors

Date: 07 31 1917
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing work clothes standing on a wooden sidewalk in front of a wood wall, with a brick wall above.
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Man Standing Outdoors on Steps

Date: 02 14 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of a man wearing a coat over a heavy sweater standing outdoors at the bottom of stairs that lead up to a double door.
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Portrait of Man

Date: 08 13 1918
Description: Full-length portrait of a man standing outdoors on steps. He is wearing work clothes. Two men are looking out of an open window from the brick building in ...
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Male Employee Sitting in Chair

Date: 05 29 1912
Description: Portrait of a man sitting outdoors in a chair. There is a hat on the ground next to the chair. In the background is a fence and a building.
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Man Posing in Manufacturing Area

Date: 08 29 1913
Description: Fred Van Patten, wearing a work apron, is standing on a wooden platform in front of a machine.

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