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Backyard Swimming Pool

Date: 07 25 1980
Description: A family relaxes by their backyard pool, while a father tosses his infant son gently in the air.
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D.M. Benjamin Residence

Date: 04 07 1945
Description: The D.M. Benjamin residence on Prospect Avenue.
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Icicles on House

Date: 1920
Description: Winter scene with a house viewed through a "curtain" of icicles. A snow-filled yard is in front of the house.
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Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman) in Backyard

Date: 1956
Description: Flora van Brink Hony Bader (nee Melkman) in backyard of her home on Farwell Avenue.
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Syl in front of Octagon Cottage

Date: 11 1900
Description: Syl standing in front of a octagonal-shaped Gordon Cottage. The edge of the roof has crenelations along it, and a brick chimney is in the middle the roof. ...
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Syl and Aunt Helen under Willow Tree

Date: 1901
Description: Syl and aunt Helen stand underneath a willow tree. Octagon Cottage is in the background to the right and wildflowers are in the foreground. The edge of the...
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Exterior of Octagon Cottage

Date: 1902
Description: An exterior view of Octagon Cottage. The edge of the roof has crenelations along it, and a brick chimney is in the middle the roof.
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Emil Seidel in Front of His House

Date: 04 18 1910
Description: Emil Seidel (left) stands in front of his house with a young girl and another man. Other adults and children are in the background across the street. He wa...
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Tews Lime and Cement Company Truck

Date: 05 18 1939
Description: Two men standing near the back of an International D-246-F truck outfitted with a cement mixer body. The truck is owned by Tews Lime & Cement Company.
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View of McMyron Street

Date: 10 31 1925
Description: View of dirt road running through homes and trees in a neighborhood. An automobile is parked in the foreground, at the end of the road. Text at foot of pho...
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Elevated View of Alley

Date: 10 30 1925
Description: Elevated view of alley between houses in a neighborhood from railroad embankment. An elevated bridge is just visible in the far background. Text at foot of...
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Elevated View of Street

Date: 10 30 1925
Description: Elevated view of street through a neighborhood from a railroad embankment. A truck and driver can be seen in the intersection. An elevated bridge is just v...
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Sledding

Date: 12 1923
Description: Barbara and Herbert Edmund, the two older children of Herbert P. and Margaret Bouer Brumder, posing with their sleds at the top of a wooden slide in the ba...

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