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Family Playing Croquet

Date: 1870
Description: A family standing in a yard playing croquet, with a frame house and farm buildings behind them. An interesting rustic bench is on the right.
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Reverend H.A. Preus and Family

Date: 1873
Description: Reverend H.A. Preus and his family pose seated outdoors in front of the Spring Prairie parsonage.
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Hatleberg Family Playing Croquet

Date: 1871
Description: The Hatleberg family playing croquet in front of their stone upright and wing house, two miles east of DeForest near the present day intersection of Muelle...
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Galloway House Museum

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Description: Galloway House Museum and flower-laden lawn on a sunny, summer day. Large oak trees stand to the left and right of the museum. Two benches, a bird bath, ...
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Kendall / Storer House

Date: 1880
Description: Built as the John E, Kendall house in 1855. It was the George and Mary Storer house, 104 East Gilman Street, when this photograph was taken.
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Woman on Porch of House

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Description: View from road of woman standing next to a chair on the porch of a wooden frame house behind a fence and a sidewalk.
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Residential Housing from Hill

Date: 1936
Description: Recently constructed residential housing as viewed from a hill. A fence is in the foreground. Porches, backyards, and small garages lead down to the Villag...
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Home of War Hero

Date: 1945
Description: Men, women, and children sit on rocking chairs or on the wooden floor of the front porch of a house. A truck is parked to the right of the home. The home i...
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Brookside Cottage

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Description: A woman is pictured standing in front of Brookside Cottage, a large country-style home. Caption reads: "Brookside Cottage New Egypt, N.J."
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Rustic Country Home

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Description: View of a rustic country home.
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Edwards Tower Cottage

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Description: A man and four children stand in front of Edwards Tower Cottage. The cottage is built in the style of a lighthouse.
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Charles A. Angells Residence

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Description: Residence of Charles A. Angells. The coastline is in the background.
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Exterior of Residence

Date: 1911
Description: View of home and yard on a dirt road. A wooden swing is in the front yard.
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William Jennings Bryan Residence

Date: 1912
Description: View of residence of Colonel William Jennings Bryan. William Jennings Bryan served as secretary of state and was a presidential nominee, as well as the law...
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Abbeville Cotton Mill Home

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Description: Abbeville cotton mill home. View of home, porch and front yard.
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Front Porch and Yard

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Description: View of the front of a home, porch and yard in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. An archway covered with ivy is in front of the home.
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Home and Yard

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Description: A view of a small home and yard. Flowering ivy covers the home, and several flowering plants are in the front yard. One cat sits on the walk and another si...
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Porch and Yard

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Description: A woman and two children sit in the porch area of their home. One of the children plays on a rocking horse. A groomed yard and flowering shrubs are in fr...
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Back Porch and Garden

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Description: A man, two women and a little boy sit in the porch and garden area of a home. Fairmont was a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. Flowering plants ar...
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Back Porch and Garden

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Description: A woman sits on the back porch of a home in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. There are many plants on the porch, and a garden in the yard. A co...

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