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"Indian Stalking Deer"

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These are glass negatives of an unknown man hunting a deer along a river. The man is portraying an "Indian"/Native-American according to the description with the negative.

The photos were taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur,…

Bird Hunting

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This is a glass negative of a man bird hunting with his two dogs. He is carrying a collection of birds while walking in a field. The photo was taken by Charles Wasson of Wasson Studios in Decatur, IL in the early 1900s.

The End of the Hunt (1917)

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Photograph of the end of a rabbit hunt. The rabbits are strung up along the fence with the unknown men and children standing around it. Photo taken in 1917 in Oconee, IL