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Ernst Haeckel was an important 19th-century biologist, especially in describing the relations and connections between different organisms. He was, in fact, inventor of the term ecology--the study of nature's "household." For his 1879 book The…

This poem, written by Pedro Cervantes, displays the circumstances that migrant farm workers are put in daily. The poem explains in detail how Cervantes himself, obtained bumps from the grass the previous day while working on the farm. Yet, it was…

This painting displays a park scene using a variety of pastels, dusty colors, and vivid greens. We see a sandy sky and cool-toned trees in the background; the middle ground hosts a hedgerow outlined on the bottom with a vivid row of red flowers. In…

This oil on canvas still-life features a modestly decorated table. The primary object, the vase of overflowing peonies, demands our attention. A few, smaller objects also adorn this table such as small candles, a looking glass, and a gold statue. At…

The focus of the still life painting is a vase of multicolored peonies. Spector shows skillful creation of the 3D geometric forms of the flower petals and vase, with a light source coming from the bottom right. The background is unusual in its…

This image is of a young Perry resident photographed by Clark Rice for prospective use in a Nitey Nite catalog. Children were given copies of the prints and were also given the pajamas they were wearing.

The front of the Perry Free Academy building.

This is a photo of the Perry High School Band of 1936, mounted on a decorative backing. The group is comprised of all men in suits taken outdoors in Perry, NY. The band director stands at right.

An advertisement for children's pajama sets presumably for girls.

The Clark Rice Photography Annotation states "8 prints of the Perry Knitting Co. Mill site, probably about 1990." This is a photo of the side of the building, the Perry Knitting Co.