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Ranch house group

Description: A group of men, women, and children sit or stand on the porch of a plain wood house. Rocks reinforce the foundation under the porch. Most wear hats, some of them men smoke pipes or cigarettes.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1885
Call number: photCL 6
Creator: James F. Crank (Family)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mildred Crank, 1935-1938.
Associated people: McMurtrey, C.,; Ripley, C. B.,; Varela, A. C.
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

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