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Woman Sidesaddle on Horse

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Description: Woman posing sitting sidesaddle on a horse in a field. In the background are low hills.
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Girl By Stream

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Description: Girl wearing dress, with hat in hand, standing next to a stream. She is shown from the back, looking downstream and waving.
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Men at Logging Camp

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Description: Group of men posing standing on the snow-covered ground in front of a log building. In the foreground one man is sitting on a pile of logs.
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Band in the Country

Date: 1897
Description: Eleven uniformed musicians holding their instruments stand in a semi-circle, with the two drummers seated with their drums. The band consists of 2 trombone...
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Man Posing near Wooden Fence

Date: 1898
Description: Man posing standing in the road in front of a wooden fence holding a derby hat. There is a house in the background.
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Boy Mowing the W.R. O'Hearn Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Boy mowing the lawn in front of an elaborate Victorian frame house, probably the residence of W.R. O'Hearn located at Tenth and Harrison Streets. The house...
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Alexander Lake's Nursery

Date: 1896
Description: A boy and a man are holding up small white pine trees, while workers are planting them at Alexander Lake's nursery. In the background are horses and wagons...
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Two Elderly Men Outdoors

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Description: Two elderly men in front of young tree, both with beards and moustaches, wearing outer jackets. The Man on the right wears an engineer's cap, and a watch c...
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Portrait of Man with Top Hat and Cane

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man holding a cane in his left hand, standing beside a tall stump with a hat resting on top...
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Couple in Field

Date: 1899
Description: Man sitting on chair, and woman standing with hand on his shoulder, in a field with a wooden fence in the background. He holds a hat in his hands. She is d...
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Man and Woman Sitting Outdoors on Log

Date: 1898
Description: Young woman and man, a Mr. Lyman Sinclair, sitting on a log against a tree. The man is smiling and resting one elbow on his knee, while running his hand th...
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Loggers Posing on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1896
Description: Loggers posing on narrow-gauge railroad tracks with a railroad velocipede and cant hook near Saddle Mound, a large hill that dominates the local area in Ja...
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Family Group in Front of Farm Buildings

Date: 1890
Description: Man and woman posing sitting, each holding a child in their lap, and a young man, girl, and a boy holding a toy horn, are posing standing. The group is pos...

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