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Bluebird House

Date: 2001
Description: Bluebird house at the Quinney farm.
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Wren House

Date: 2001
Description: Wren house on a tree at the Quinney farm.
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Richard Quinney and Grain Binder

Date: 1937
Description: Young Richard Quinney atop the family's new horse-drawn grain binder in a field.
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A Traveler of Country Roads

Date: 1984
Description: Dog running on country road in DeKalb County in the summer.
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Richard Quinney Posing with Heifer

Date: 1943
Description: A summer of preparing heifer for showing at the Walworth County Fair. Taken by Richard Quinney's mother (Alice Quinney) at the farm, 1943.
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Pale Horse

Date: 1993
Description: Pale colored horse on a snow-covered farm off Five Points Road in DeKalb County.
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Tompkins Square Park

Date: 1968
Description: Flock of birds in snow-covered Tompkins Square Park located in East Village.
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John Quinney

Date: 1920
Description: John Quinney, Richard Quinney's grandfather, standing in front of a horse-drawn harrow on the fields of his farm.
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Woman with Pigeons, FDR Drive

Date: 1968
Description: A woman sits surrounded by pigeons on a park bench in front of a stone building on FDR Drive.
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Tiger at the Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 10 27
Description: View through fence of a tiger walking along a path in an enclosure at the zoo.
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Tugboat, East River

Date: 1968
Description: A tugboat passes under the Brooklyn Bridge. Seagulls circle over the water and the developed shoreline is visible in the distance.
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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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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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Family Gathering at the Reynolds' Farm

Date: 1912
Description: Family portrait taken in the yard of the Reynolds' farm with a Model T-Ford in the background. Left to right: Marjorie Quinney, William Henry Reynolds, Flo...
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The Mailbox

Date: 07 2014
Description: A mailbox near a road. On the other of the road is a field.
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Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry

Date: 1968
Description: View of Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry, with a couple standing in the foreground. The woman is wearing a leopard print coat, and seagulls wheel in ...
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Threshing Day

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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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Fjord Horses on the Farm

Date: 04 2014
Description: Close-up of a mare and foal standing in a pasture. In the far distance beyond rolling hills are farm buildings.
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Old Farm Machinery

Date: 07 2014
Description: Farm equipment and machinery, including a corn elevator in the foregroung, stored in a grassy field. Cows are grazing in the background.
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From the Balcony in Winter

Date: 01 09 2015
Description: View looking down at snow covering a yard. There are bushes, plants and a bird bath in the center. In the background on the left is a fence, as well as a b...

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