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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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Leaving the Cafe After Visiting the Zoo

Date: 09 18 2014
Description: View of flowers and vines growing along the walls of ZuZu Cafe. A trellis is in a corner, supporting thick vines dotted with pick trumpet-shaped flowers. B...
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Seabed on the Hill

Date: 05 2014
Description: View across fence and road towards a house on a hill of outcroppings in the Driftless Area. There are fence lines, telephone and electric poles, and a few ...
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Manhole Cover

Date: 1969
Description: View of a manhole cover on a cobblestone street.
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Coil of Electrical Wire

Date: 1969
Description: A large coil of black electrical wire.
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Dekalb County Wind Towers

Date: 11 2013
Description: View across fence-lined road towards windmills and power lines in a field. A small wire fence separates the field from the road. Farm buildings are in the ...
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A Farm in Ruins at the Edge of Town

Date: 1993
Description: View across field towards an old barn and silo standing above a grove of trees and bushes. In the foreground is an old agricultural implement in the overgr...
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Red Hydrant

Date: 1969
Description: View of a red hydrant on a sidewalk next to a wall.
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Manhole Cover with Steam

Date: 1969
Description: A manhole cover in the street with steam coming through its openings.
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Condiments on a Table

Date: 1969
Description: Various condiments sit atop a table near a decorative railing at what appears to be a restaurant.
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Crossroads

Date: 10 2013
Description: Two roads converge forming a crossroads. There are three utility poles standing in an open field of tall grass along Enchanted Valley Road which stretches ...
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Heating Plant on a Cold Day

Date: 02 22 2015
Description: View of Charter Street Heating and Cooling Plant from North Mills Street. White smoke is billowing out of the stacks against a clear, blue sky. The streets...
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Broken Electrical Box

Date: 1969
Description: View of a broken electrical box hanging from the side of a building with peeling paint.
Drawing

Mailbox at the Farm

Date: 1945
Description: Black and white sketch of a mailbox on a post in a milk can, with its flag up, next to a country road. Across the road is a tree and fence, with a field an...
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Nick's Restaurant near World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Two construction workers and a businessman walk by Nick's Restaurant. The photograph was taken near the construction of the World Trade Center.
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Construction Worker Crouched at Manhole

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker wearing a red hard hat crouches next to an open manhole in the street.
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Interior of a Bar

Date: 1969
Description: An electric Schaefer Beer sign and a television near a window are visible from the inside of a bar.
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Men Conversing in a Diner

Date: 1969
Description: View through window of a diner of several men engaged in conversation at the counter. A neon sign in the window says, in part: "Fountain Service."
Drawing

Sleigh to School

Date: 1945
Description: Four children ride in the box of a horse-drawn sled along with four milk cans. The driver holds the reins of the two horses. One child is perched on a can....

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