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Mowing the Lawn with Baby

Date: 05 05 1985
Description: Father carrying his infant son on his back while mowing the lawn.
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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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Staying Cool Outside

Date: 06 22 1983
Description: Woman stays cool by sitting in a small plastic pool while pouring cups of water on her head.
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Raking Leaves

Date: 10 18 1984
Description: Young boy and girl make the autumn chore of leaf-raking fun.
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Splash Party

Date: 08 01 1970
Description: To escape the heat, teenage girls have a water fight in the backyard pool they built.
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Family Greeting

Date: 1905
Description: Mary E. (Mrs. Joseph) Smith, third from right, with family members on the porch, wave as two men at the bottom of the steps doff their hats.
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Donna and Ellen Taylor

Date: 1913
Description: Outdoor portrait of Donna and Ellen Taylor posing in matching gloves, hats and coats.
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Donna, Ellen, and Fred Taylor

Date: 1913
Description: Group portrait taken in a neighborhood yard of J. Robert Taylor's children.
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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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Gasoline Powered Concrete Breaker

Date: 04 18 1916
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger gasoline powered concrete breaker on a residential street with an operator in the cab and men working on the ground. Houses and yar...
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Two People Walking on Footpath

Date: 1939
Description: Two people, most likely a woman or girl, and a boy, are walking on a footpath with houses and young trees on either side of the path.
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Car Parked in front of Row of Houses

Date: 1939
Description: A car is parked on the street in front of a row of houses. Children are playing in the front yards. There is a large tree in the foreground. Men are workin...
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Hayek Pharmacy Truck

Date: 04 06 1937
Description: An International D-2 pickup truck used by Hayek Pharmacy parked on a residential street. A man carrying a package is on the front walk of one of the houses...
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Children Playing in front of Two-Story House

Date: 1939
Description: Seven children wearing coats and hats play in front of a roofed entrance of two-story house. One child has a tricycle, another is holding a doll. An automo...
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Two Girls with Decorated Baby Carriages

Date: 07 05 1944
Description: Adults are standing around two girls with decorated baby carriages before a Fourth of July parade. There is a house, yard and automobile in the background.
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Exercise at a Public School

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a large group of school children exercising in the schoolyard. Boys and girls are on separate sides of the yard. All are the students are ...
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Men Walking on Residential Street

Date: 1936
Description: View up residential street with newly constructed houses, young trees and lampposts. Men in suits and hats walk along the sidewalk. A speed limit sign is o...
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Children Playing in front of Porch

Date: 09 1939
Description: View from road of a group of seven children playing in front of a house and on the porch, while a woman holding a bag of groceries walks past on the sidewa...
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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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