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The reverse of this photograph has this written on it: “Taken at Radmer place Sunday Morn Nov. 25, 1940, just before Ivan left for Army at Camp Ord California, age 20 years 4 months 1 day.”

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Veteran’s Day honors our Veterans who served in all wars and their service to the country.

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These two young men are having fun posing at a photography studio as cowboys in a saloon.

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Who can resist the mouth-watering smell of fresh bread, cakes and pies!

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Wishing all the little goblins, cowboys, bank robbers, ghosts and skeletons a safe and fun Halloween night!

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Find your clown noses, cut some eye holes in a sheet and put on your butterfly wings - it’s time for trick or treats!

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Seen in this photograph is the iconic Bummobile. The bumper sticker on the door of the Bummobile reads “SDSC Hobo Day Oct. 19, Brookings.”

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This image by Charles Graham and a short article appeared in the magazine Harper’s Weekly on January 16, 1886. The article titled “Banking Up for Winter” talks about the frigid weather that frequents the northern plains.

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Hired in 1916 as South Dakota Extension Service’s first agricultural engineer, Ralph Patty took an ancient construction method, scientifically studied it to benefit the farmers of South Dakota and in turn influenced rammed earth architecture world-wide.

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This image was published in Harper’s Weekly on November 10, 1888. The steel engraving was produced from a photograph by H. R. Farr, a photographer from Minneapolis, MN. Far was primarily a stereoscopic view photographer. In this image there are eleven men and three dogs. Waterfowl are piled on the ground and attached to side of a railroad car. Also attached to the rail car is a fox and buffalo skulls.

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