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A metal tank with the words "National Oil Company" in the center. To the left it reads, "High Test Gasoline". The tank is sitting on wooden boards that are resting on wooden a-frames, which are triangular joists connected by a wooden plank at the…

Mrs. Clara (J. David) Irmscher is pictured standing on the porch of her home, surrounded by ten young women. Each of the students appears to be holding a small object. The photographer's notes indicate that this image was taken in 1916. The slide has…

On a bluff overlooking the river, with the city beyond, is a large building which housed the Mount Carmel nuns.

A stone grotto with vines growing over it has the Virgin Mary at its center. Trees and plants have filled out, suggesting it is summer or spring.

A statue of Jesus crucified with two women at his feet is in front of a small shrine-like chapel. The place is identified as the Mount Calvary Chapel on the back of the card.

Two girls are standing near one of the Stations of the Cross in Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery. The monument is of carved stone and has a cross on its top. Bushes partially obscure the view of the front of the monument. Each girl is dressed in a light…

A round hill rises above a small town on the river, tentatively identified as Mount Buena Vista on the back.

One of the itinerant photographers poses, looking at a can of paint, with a second unidentified man in the foreground. A third man stands, along with a woman, in the background at right, and a fourth man stands in a raised office at the back of the…

This image shows a newly constructed model home on Kirkwood Avenue. These "model homes" were constructed using all local materials and featured some of the first modern electrical systems in private residences. The residence is a story and a half in…

This image shows the front and south side of a stone, two story home designed in the English cottage style. Dark, stained shingles resemble a thatched roof. A large covered entry way frames the double doors on the south side of the structure. A…