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Bethany Orphans' Home

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A view from Machinery Hall, looking east, of Bethany Orphans' Home. Children observing and playing with a group of cows through the fence, with some children climbing over the fence. A boy is holding a cow by its collar in the foreground.

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Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950
Call Number (A6)02436

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W011FBY
Legacy ID
WHi 74298

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