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Potato Field in Forest
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A field of potato plants, with a forest in the background. A man is leaning against a basswood or linden tree that stands approximately eighty-five feet tall. Two other men stand near him.
August 1, 1895
Perkins, H. J.
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WHi 93344
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Potato Harvest
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Millet Field
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Two men stand in a field of millet owned by Henry Higgins.
Man Standing in Cornfield
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A man, wearing a suit and a hat, standing in a cornfield.
