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Newlyweds to New Parents 1964–1971 FP-0012 · 43 photos

Muni Days 1981 - 1982 FP-0011 · 18 photos

An Eye on the City 1972 - 1986 FP-0015 · 31 photos

The Rooms We Stayed In 1965–2004 FP-0014 · 32 photos

To the Headwaters 1963 FP-0103 · 24 photos

1015 Dacian Avenue 1950s–1960s FP-0102 · 28 photos

Newton County, Arkansas FP-0101 · 25 photos

Strangers & Snapshots FP-0105 · 83 photos

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Father, Baby, Cornfield

1971-12-01 · Rural Midwest - unidentified

FP-0012-SL-S07-008

Standing Up

1971-12-01 · Rural Midwest - unidentified

FP-0012-SL-S07-007

Mother and Baby

1971-12-01 · Rural Midwest - unidentified

FP-0012-SL-S07-006

Asleep on the Couch

1971-12-01

FP-0012-SL-S07-005

Willys in the Snow

1969-04-01 · 982 Iglehart Ave Saint Paul, Minnesota

FP-0012-SL-S06-019

Iglehart & Chatsworth

1968-10-01 · 982 Iglehart Ave Saint Paul, Minnesota

FP-0012-SL-S06-014

On the Steps at 982

1968-10-01 · 982 Iglehart Ave Saint Paul, Minnesota

FP-0012-SL-S06-013

Redhead in the Yard

1968-10-01 · Saint Paul, Minnesota

FP-0012-SL-S06-011

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