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African American Farmer Hauling Corn to Market

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Description: Farmer hauling corn to market with an ox-driven wagon. Original caption notes that oxen were used considerably in the south for motive power.
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Field of Alfalfa at IH Demonstration Farm

Date: 05 1931
Description: Two men work in a field, and another man drives a team of horses pulling a hay rake. Original caption reads: "Demonstration farms. Alfalfa, with and withou...
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Men at Artesian Well

Date: 1920
Description: A man is standing in the road next to an automobile at an artesian well, while two men are standing on the right in front of a wooden fence. Water flows fr...
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Convict Laborers

Date: 1915
Description: A group of convict laborers are wearing striped jumpsuits as they work to construct a road. Railroad tracks run through the foreground and people are stand...
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Court Square in Business District

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Description: Elevated view of a public square in a business district. Automobiles, pedestrians, and horses and carriages surround a large figural fountain which was ere...
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Tomb of General John Coffee

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Description: Tomb of General John Coffee (1772-1833), who fought in the Indian Wars and the War of 1812. Published by Joseph Milner & Son, Druggists.
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African American Settlement

Date: 05 14 1902
Description: View of road along an African American settlement. A road is leading up to several houses on the left and a fenced-in field on the right. Two horse-drawn c...
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African American Town

Date: 05 13 1902
Description: View across road towards an African American town. A fenced-in orchard runs along the left side of the road. Several houses with fenced yards are on a hill...

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