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Carriage Stuck in the Mud

Date: 1898
Description: Horse-drawn carriage stuck in a rut on a muddy road near the Ohio River in Floyd County, Indiana. One man is holding the horse while another attempts to di...
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Fort Wayne McCormick Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: View from across street of the three-story facade of a large brick building. A group of employees are posing outdoors in front of the McCormick Harvesting ...
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Oliver Chilled Plow Works Advertisement

Date: 1883
Description: Lithographed advertising card for the Oliver Chilled Plow Works commemorating the new year, 1884. The card features two color illustrations within a gold f...
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Stuck in the Mud

Date: 1898
Description: Two men attempt to move a buggy mired in the mud on a rutted, dirt road. One man is steadying the horse and his hat is laying in the middle of the road. Th...
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Farm Boys on Horses

Date: 05 27 1894
Description: Farm boys watering horses. Two of the young men are seated on horseback while a third stands near them.
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Steamboat "Sunshine"

Date: 05 27 1894
Description: View across river of the steamboat "Sunshine."
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Stern-Wheel Skiff

Date: 06 03 1894
Description: View on the Ohio River of a skiff with a small paddle wheel at the stern. There are three men aboard the boat.
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Logger

Date: 06 04 1894
Description: A logger poses next to a team of horses pulling a load of logs.
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Fishermen

Date: 06 04 1894
Description: Several men fishing along the edge of the water. One of them is sitting on a big tree trunk.
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Club Boat

Date: 06 04 1894
Description: Several men ride aboard a club boat, which has a sail.
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Indiana Hill

Date: 06 06 1894
Description: A large hill on the Indiana shore, with ripples from a boat visible in the foreground.
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Fishermen's Net and Live-box

Date: 06 06 1894
Description: View from the river of fishermen's net and live-box at the shoreline.
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A Trader's Houseboat

Date: 06 06 1894
Description: A trader's houseboat with the misspelled message on the outer walls, "Lisens expyrs May 24 1895."
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Charles H. Meyerhoff

Date: 1886
Description: Quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of 1st Lieutenant Charles H. Meyerhoff, Company E, 14th Indiana Infantry, wearing eyeglasses and a badge for the Gr...
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Tipped Over in the Mud

Date: 1898
Description: Two men attempt to move a buggy that has tipped over in the mud on a rutted, dirt road with steep embankments on both sides. One man is steadying the horse...
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Wagons Passing On a Muddy Road

Date: 1898
Description: View over fence of two men sitting in their horse-drawn wagon that appears to be stuck in the mud on a rutted dirt road. A buggy has just passed them in th...
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Isaiah Boone

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype. Quarter-length portrait of Isaiah Boone. Mr. Boone is holding a cane in his hand. Boone was from Indiana.
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Alfred P. Edgerton

Date: 1865
Description: Formal portrait of Alfred P. Edgerton seated at a small table.
Book or Pamphlet

Pages from The Oliver Alphabet

Date: 1889
Description: Interior pages of the pamplet, with illustrations for the letter "H" and "I."
Print

Richmond Champion Grain Drill Advertisement

Date: 1879
Description: Front page of 4-page advertisement with an illustration featuring a man using a team of horses to pull a grain drill in a field.

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