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Lutie Frantz in Nude Flexing Back

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Description: Male nude flexing back muscles, identified as probably Lutie Frantz.
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Woman in Rowboat

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Description: Woman standing in a rowboat near shore, testing the water with an oar.
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Memorial Display of "Lessie"

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Description: Bouquets and wreaths decorating a portrait of "Lessie," on a table on the side of a house.
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Group under Grape Arbor

Date: 1899
Description: Mr. Henry and Mrs. Ella Hoffman with unidentified couple under a grape arbor.
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Black Breeding Stallion

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Description: Horse with a long neck and short back in front of a barn. Probably a breeding stallion of a carriage horse breed.
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Couple with Small Child in Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Man, woman, and small child posing standing in a yard in front of a frame house.
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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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Father and Daughter in Yard

Date: 1898
Description: View across yard towards a man posing sitting, and a girl and dog standing. In the background is a frame house.
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Woman Sitting Outdoors

Date: 1900
Description: Woman sitting outdoor in a chair near a tree with roadway and slight hill behind.
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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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Relaxation on Hammocks

Date: 1898
Description: Men and women sitting in two hammocks. The people pictured are Julia Murray Ormsby, Fred Werner, and R. Effie (Ettie) Meinhold.
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Jen Parsons Kelly on Sidewalk

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Description: A woman posing standing on a board sidewalk in front of a wooden building, possibly on the east side of South First Street.
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Outdoor Portrait of Man and Woman

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing sitting in a chair, and a woman posing standing next him, with a tree on the left.
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Snake Charmer

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Description: A smiling woman poses with three Pine(?) snakes around her neck and in her hands. She is standing outside, before an over-turned bench and trees, wearing a...
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Woman Sitting in Chair with Cane

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Description: Woman posing sitting in a chair and holding a cane in the yard of a house, probably Mrs. Hassel Phillips.
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Horse with Long Mane

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Description: A stallion with long curly mane, owned by Jack Allison. Allison, a horse dealer from Taylor County, and the horse stand in front of the Post Office on Main...
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Woman Wearing Hat

Date: 1891
Description: Woman in a tilted hat posing in the foreground. Across the street are stores: J.J. McGillivray Sash and Door Company and Squire's Oyster House. Probably on...
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Class Portrait in front of School

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Description: Woman and a group of boys and girls posing standing and sitting on the steps in front of a brick building. Probably a school group and possibly the Black R...
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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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