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| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View down road of mass-produced residential housing with farm in background. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior of two-story house with brick work on front corner. There is an enclosed patio extending from the house towards the front drive. A street lamp is ... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Two freshly built two-story houses in a clearing with trees. Both have small, covered back patios. There are no driveways or shrubbery in place yet. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior of a freshly built two-story house located at 293 East Orchard Court. The house has a covered patio. There is no driveway in place yet, and a fres... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Two picnic tables in a clearing at picnic grove. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Wildflowers next to the side yard and the front steps of a house. |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat, shirt, and tie is driving a gas-powered riding lawnmower. |
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| Description: | A man wearing a tie stands next to an industrial trailer used for clearing of land. The side of the trailer reads "BROS" and there are other vehicles in th... |
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| Description: | A man in a hat and overalls leans over a trench or ditch digger, looking down into the excavated area. Pipes, an automobile, and a building are in the back... |
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| Description: | A woman in a coat and hat is walking past The Village Inn. Residential housing and automobiles are visible in the background. |
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| Description: | The exterior of a brick building, most likely a recently built school. Workers are near the building planting and working the soil around the base of the b... |
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| Description: | A group of children exiting the brick Community Building. Two sculptures flank the sign above the entrance. There is a thick layer of snow on the ground an... |
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| Description: | A residential footpath along a rural street. It crosses a small stream with a bridge. Homes are visible in the background and telephone poles run alongside... |
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| Description: | A neighborhood street sign at the intersection of Northwood and Azalea Court. Azalea Court is identified as "No thru street." A house with a well-kept yard... |
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| Description: | A flatbed truck is parked in the driveway of a recently constructed house while another automobile is parked in the road outside the house. Other recently ... |
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| Description: | Rainwater pooling on the curb and in the driveway of a residence. A garage and well-groomed yard is also visible. A tricycle and coaster wagon are on a wal... |
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| Description: | Two men are near a creek, swollen with rainwater, running through Center Park. A footbridge crosses the creek which has large stones along its banks. Trees... |
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| Description: | The Root River swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt. A recently built duplex housing unit is visible in the background. This picture was likely taken as... |
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| Description: | The Root River, swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt, runs under a bridge on which a man is walking. Recently built houses are visible in the misty back... |
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