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One of the earliest pictures taken at the old house outside Standish. The windmill and the hand pump are in place at the well. The house originally had a water tank on top. The part of the house that covered the tank was removed, as was the windmill, and became a pump house over an electric pump and pressure system. The house is on the left. The roof of a cellar that was mostly below ground can be seen directly behind the pump in the center. The building behind Dale on the right is a wood shed. And look at those toys! Heavy duty metal that even my brother Dale couldn’t break.