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1.	15 ft. iron ore.	Iron mining; Mining; Shovels; Axes	Iron ore (15 feet thick) in a mountainside in Bath County, Kentucky. A shovel, two pickaxes, and a spading fork lie on the ground around the mining site.

2.	2.14 3/4. Prince Wilkes.	Harness racing; Horse racing; Race horses; Horses; Men; Jockeys	Sketch of champion harness racer Prince Wilkes, with the horse racing and pulling a jockey in a sulky, or two-wheeled cart. "D. W. Smith, 1887" is written in the left corner, and "2.14 3/4" and "Princ

3.	700 lb. catch by W. Van Bussum, Feb. 10, 1904.	Fishing	A large catch of fish lies on a low wood platform by the water.

4.	A bunch of Morgantown roses.	Girls; Horses	Five barefoot girls wearing dresses (two are in the same striped dress) sit, facing the camera, astride a large dark horse on a dirt road lined by trees and wood buildings.

5.	Acorns from a monster white oak near Persimmon, Kentucky, showing how they grow.	Acorns; Leaves	Sprigs of white oak containing many acorns.

6.	Alden Knitting Mills, Paducah.	Mills; Textile industry; Textile mill workers; Buildings; Industrial facilities; Women; Girls	A two-story brick building with white-clad girls and women sitting in or leaning from a few of its open windows. The building, at which hosiery is produced, emits dark smoke from its chimney. Two whit

7.	Alexander cottage, Burkesville.	Dwellings; Mansions; People	Two-story brick building with three dormers and three turrets, probably belonging to educator J. R. (James Ruben) Alexander (1863-1943). A group of men, women, and children pose in rows on the lawn, w

8.	Allie Monroe Mauzy and his pets.	Pets; Boys; Horses; Dogs; Carts & wagons	A small barefoot boy with long hair and a hat sits atop a thin dark horse and turns to face the camera while a small white dog with black ears lies on the dirt road, probably in Butler County, Kentuck

9.	Along the "Grand Canal" of 1904 World's Fair.	Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Exhibitions; Canals; People; Walkways; Exhibition buildings; Buildings	Pedestrians walk or sit on benches along a wide, tree-lined path left of the "Grand Canal" at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. The Palace of Manufactures is visible beyond the canal. Stamped o

10.	Apple tree near Tompkinsville said to have borne fruit for over a century.	Apple trees; Historic trees	A short-trunked apple tree with two main, forked branches growing in a field. At the back of the field, leafier trees grow.

11.	Artesian mineral water well.	Artesian wells; Men; Women; Children; Boys; Huts; Privies; Dwellings; Houses	Water flows out of two spouts in an artesian mineral water well, landing in two buckets. To the right of the well, a man is drinking from a cup. Left of the well, a woman; three men; and a boy pose fo

12.	[Auto transit at World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904]	Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Exhibitions; Canals; People; Sculpture; Buses; Exhibition buildings; Buildings	A car labeled "World's Fair Auto Transit Co." filled with riders passes in front of two horse sculptures at the edge of the "Grand Canal" at the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. The Palace of Educ

13.	[Bagobo man, World's Fair, St. Louis, Missouri, 1904].	Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Exhibitions; Bagobo (Philippine people); Indigenous peoples; Men	Young man with hair to his waist over a bead-adorned jacket and shorts, posing outdoors in front of trees. He is likely Bulon, a nineteen-year-old Bagobo Moro (a Muslim tribe from the western coast of

14.	Bagobo warriors.	Louisiana Purchase Exposition (1904 : Saint Louis, Mo.); Exhibitions; Bagobo (Philippine people); Indigenous peoples; Men; Daggers & swords	At the World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri, three barefoot men in bead-adorned shorts, jackets, and sheaths, each wearing a different style of hat, hold swords. Behind them is a hut and trees. They ar

15.	Baptist Church and Liberty Female College.	Baptist churches; Churches; Education; Universities & colleges; Men; Liberty Female College	The Baptist Church of Glasgow, Kentucky, a brick church with a pointed turret and arched windows, is seen in the foreground; a man in a suit stands in front along one of the weathered picket fences en

16.	Baptist Church.	Baptist churches; Churches; Bell towers	The Baptist church in Winchester, Kentucky: a large brick church with a prominent bell tower, fronted by a brick sidewalk.

17.	Baptist Seminary, London, built by public spirited citizens and in which Gov. W. S. Taylor convened the Legislature.	Theological seminaries; Historic sites; Men; Boys	Baptist seminary in London, Kentucky is a simple-lined brick building with a two-story mid-section with a pediment supported by square brick pillars, and two one-and-a-half-story wings. A man in a sui

18.	Barrett's Tobacco Stemmery.	Tobacco industry; Industrial facilities; Buildings; People; African Americans; Carts & wagons; Horses; Tobacco	A crowd of African Americans, mostly men and boys, stop beside a cart of tobacco and in front of a three-story dark wood building which has an awning over the first floor. One man in front holds a loa

19.	Bean Brothers carriage shop.	Men; Wheels; Storefronts	A group of men, two in suits and the rest in work clothes, in front of the Bean Brothers carriage shop (possibly in Clark County, Kentucky), with several carriage wheels.

20.	Beaumont College graduates.	Women; Men; Students; Carriages & coaches; Horses	Over two dozen young women, graduates of Beaumont College, which existed from 1895-1915, and an older man stand or sit in front of a tree, behind a small, stone-edged road or path. There are more tree

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