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Girl with Calf

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Description: A girl is standing and holding a calf in a barn. Behind her on the wall on the left is a sign that reads: "Cook County School-Home Project — Calf." Hand-ti...
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Cook County Canning Class

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Description: Group of young men and women in a canning class working indoors. Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Worker at Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Worker in an elevator at International Harvester's Hawkins Mine near Hibbing, Minnesota.
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Burl Cut by McCormick Verticle Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Studio shot of a burl cut by McCormick verticle mower in Barron County, Wisconsin. There is a piece of paper with handwriting attached to the burl.
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"Model Farm" Made of Corn

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Description: Display of a "Model Farm" made entirely of corn. Exhibited at Gage County Corn Show.
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Miners at Work inside Hawkins Mine

Date: 1945
Description: Two miners at work with shovel and hammer inside International Harvester's Hawkins Mine.
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Cleo Holt with Rope

Date: 1920
Description: Cleo Holt posing for a portrait while holding a rope.
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Girl Sitting at Piano

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Description: A girl is sitting at a piano. A sign on the piano reads: "Cook County School-Home Project — Music." Hand-tinted lantern slide.
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Prize Winner Seated at Piano

Date: 1919
Description: Portrait of a young woman, the prize winner of the Cook County school-home project in music, sitting at a piano.
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Girl Splicing Rope

Date: 1915
Description: Girl standing at work bench with a length of rope. Original caption reads: "Cleo Holt spliced her father's hay rope."
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Sedgwick County 4-H Band

Date: 1929
Description: 4-H band from Sedgewick County, Kansas. The band attended the International Harvester livestock show and Boys & Girls Club conclave.
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Teachers

Date: 1914
Description: A group of male and female Cook County teachers studying corn, preparatory to taking up this work in their rural schools.
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Woman with Dumbwaiter

Date: 1920
Description: Mrs. John Bowers removing a plate of food from the dumbwaiter in her Benton County farmhouse.
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Men Gathered Over Corn Testing

Date: 1913
Description: Four men gathered over agriculture work. Original caption reads: "Assistant County Superintendent Calley explaining corn testing work to the school directo...
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School Children Eating

Date: 1919
Description: Three girls serving cups of food and bread to children seated at their desks in a Cook County, District 137 classroom. The activity may have been part of t...
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Hawkins Mine Workers

Date: 1945
Description: Two workers in coveralls and hardhats underground at International Harvester's Hawkins Mine near Hibbing, Minnesota.
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Demonstration on Rope Tying

Date: 1919
Description: Rope tying demonstration for a group of rural school teachers. Original caption reads: "County Supt. Tobin, Country Life Director, and rural school teacher...
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Corn Testing Station

Date: 1916
Description: Men work at tables in the Corn Testing Station conducted by Black Hawk County Crop Improvement Association. Corn cobs are held in wire storage racks along ...
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Interior of Church of Brethren

Date: 05 30 1916
Description: Interior view looking toward the altar across rows of pews inside the Church of Brethren in Orange Township, Black Hawk County. The church appears to consi...
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Group of Teachers

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Description: Group portrait of Mercer County teachers, men and women, making a project in vitalized agriculture. They are in a wood workshop, and some of the women are ...

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