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White Peony in the Backyard

Date: 06 09 2015
Description: Close-up view of two white peony blossoms.
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When the Goldenrod Is Yellow

Date: 08 26 2015
Description: View of golden rod growing along a fence.
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Marjorie Quinney's Checkered Coat

Date: 1910
Description: Marjorie Quinney, Richard Quinney's aunt, wearing a stole and a checkered coat, standing behind a Model-T Ford on the family farm with sheds in background.
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Floyd and Marjorie at the Old Place

Date: 1903
Description: Floyd and Marjorie Quinney playing in the yard at the Old Place. Floyd has a small wagon and Marjorie stands by a chair. Possibly taken by a traveling ph...
Postcard

The Cowboy

Date: 1946
Description: Front of a postcard from Dr. Rolland Anderson to Floyd Quinney and his family depicting mounted cowboys herding cattle on the range. The sky above the sc...
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Camels Near Farm

Date: 1920
Description: View across road of six camels walking and grazing along the side of a country road near Holloway Farm. They may have been circus animals going from one to...
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Pig Lot at the Farm

Date: 09 09 2014
Description: View of a pasture on the Quinney farm, with a pig in the foreground on the left, and another pig eating from a metal feeder. A grain wagon is sitting at th...
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Richard at the Old Place Pond

Date: 10 15 2014
Description: Portrait of the photographer, Richard Quinney. He is wearing a black jacket, eyeglasses, and a white baseball cap, and is standing with his right hand rest...
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Backyard at the Beginning of June

Date: 06 01 2015
Description: Elevated view of a woman, Solveig Quinney, pushing a wheelbarrow in her yard. Stepping stones in the lawn ring a garden plot. Other flowering bushes and pl...
Photograph

Bleeding Hearts

Date: 04 29 2015
Description: Close-up view of a branch of blossoms on a bleeding heart plant.
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Hens and Chicks in the Rock Garden

Date: 04 23 2015
Description: Hens and chicks growing in the crevice of two rocks.
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"On Strike," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a metal doorway in the East Village with multiple handmade posters and graffiti proclaiming a strike.
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Resting in the Sun, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A group of five men and women sit on metal crates in the sun on the Coney Island boardwalk.
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Threshing Day

Date: 
Description: Threshing day in the fields at the Quinney family farm. View includes, two workers, a tractor powering the thresher, a horse-drawn cart full of straw, a t...
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Elephants on Country Road

Date: 1920
Description: Three elephants on the side of the road near Holloway Farm. Two of the elephants are chained together. They may have been circus animals going from one tow...
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Orchid in Winter

Date: 02 2014
Description: Close-up of an orchid branch.
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Wilde Rose in the Front Yard

Date: 06 09 2015
Description: Close-up view of a pink rose blossom and two buds.
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Sky after the Rain

Date: 07 20 2015
Description: View of clouds in the sky. Silhouetted trees are on the left and right.
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Birds on a Wire

Date: 08 26 2015
Description: Eight birds sitting on a power line are silhouetted against a cloudy blue sky.
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Photographers Shadow near Street Construction

Date: 1969
Description: A shadow of the photographer, Richard Quinney, is visible on the street near the construction site. On the curb are cement blocks and sawhorses.

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