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Country Life at Syene
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Cover of manuscript keepsake souvenir scrapbook titled "Country Life at Syene." The photograph of canned items and bins of fruit and vegetables in the cellar is captioned: "They won't be hungry with all them things in the cellar, b'gosh!" Caption at bottom left reads: "The Lady of the House from the Camera Man."
January 1913
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The Universal Food Chopper
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Henry C. Taylor
circa 1890-1899
Noted agriculture economist Henry C. Taylor standing with paper in hand, with seated unidentified man.
Canning Jars in the Fruit Cellar
2003
Canning jars in the fruit cellar of the Quinney farm.
