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Collection FP-0103 FP-0103 · 24 photos

1015 Dacian Avenue FP-0102 · 28 photos

Newton County, Arkansas FP-0101 · 25 photos

Strangers & Snapshots FP-0105 · 83 photos

Terra Haute & Vacations 1948 - 1973 FP-0100 · 64 photos

Boston in the 80s 1982-1983 FP-0007 · 38 photos

Pacific Northwest 1949 - 1961 FP-0002 · 111 photos

Trip to Paris 1973 FP-0006 · 80 photos

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On the Road to Lake Superior

1963-08-01 · En route to Lake Superior, Minnesota

FP-0103-PR-E01-024

Tall Pines in Minnesota

1963-08-01 · Northern Minnesota - unidentified

FP-0103-PR-E01-023

Buffalo at the Fence

1963-08-01 · Minnesota - unidentified (bison enclosure)

FP-0103-PR-E01-022

Bison in Minnesota

1963-08-01 · Minnesota - unidentified (bison enclosure)

FP-0103-PR-E01-021

The Park Building at Itasca

1963-08-01 · Itasca State Park, Minnesota

FP-0103-PR-E01-020

Where the River Starts

1963-08-01 · Itasca State Park, Minnesota

FP-0103-PR-E01-019

At the Mississippi Headwaters Marker

1963-08-01 · Mississippi Headwaters, Itasca State Park, Minnesota

FP-0103-PR-E01-018

Lake Itasca

1963-08-01 · Lake Itasca, Itasca State Park, Minnesota

FP-0103-PR-E01-017

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