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Children in Squalor
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Two young girls standing with their arms around each other in the debris-strewn yard of a run-down home. The original caption identifies the location as the Ed Bauer home at the corner of Crane and Terry Streets in East Dayton.
March 22, 1912
International Harvester Company
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Cluttered Backyard
May 1923
Debris-strewn back yard of a farmhouse. Original caption reads: "Farm buildings - cluttered up back yard at John Eshe farm."
Child in a Yard
1921
Smiling young girl standing in a yard holding fabric, perhaps an apron.
Girls Seated on Front Stoop
1925
Two small girls seated on the front stoop of a house.
Young Children in Littered Backyard
1924
Three young children standing in a backyard in very poor condition, including the lack of a lawn, exposed trash piles, and other litter.
Women on Porch of Boarding House
1917
View over board fence towards three women standing on the porch of a boarding house, possibly in Dayton, Ohio. The porch is adjacent to a yard littered with debris. A handwritten sign above their h...
Front Yard Landscaping of House
1928
Front yard landscaping of the residential home of A.R. Matthews, master farmer.
