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Smithsonian Institute

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Description: A view of the Smithsonian Institute's 'Castle' building from a nearby lawn. The sprawling, crenelated, multi-part stone structure is bordered by some tree...
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Jefferson Davis Mansion

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Description: View across street toward the Jefferson Davis mansion. Caption reads: "Jefferson Davis Mansion, now Confederate Museum."
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Parish Art Museum

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Description: View across street toward the entrance to the Parish Art Museum.
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Telfair Academy Kitchen

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Description: View of the old kitchen at the Telfair Academy. Room features a fireplace with cooking and other kitchen tools, a mantle with tableware and other small dec...
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The Spirit of Saint Louis

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Description: Indoor view of the Spirit of Saint Louis, the first airplane to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a non-stop flight, displayed in the Smithsonian Institute. The ...
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Van Cortlandt House New England Bedroom

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Description: Interior view of the New England bedroom in the Van Cortlandt house. Features a bed with an embroidered translucent canopy, several chairs, and a vanity se...
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Drake Well Museum

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Description: The Museum at Drake Well Memorial Park commemorates the construction of Drake Well in 1859.
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Early Printing Press

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Description: An early printing press exhibited at the Smithsonian Institute.
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Large Globe in a Museum

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Description: Observers stand around a circular railing looking at a large, rotating globe in the Daily News Building, constructed in 1930.
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Fairbanks Museum of Natural History

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Description: Elevated interior view of the Fairbanks Museum of Natural History taken from the balcony. Established in 1891, the museum features animals and artifacts. A...
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Vassar College

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Description: View across lawn toward the campus art museum. Large arched windows run along the facade, and the main entrance is nestled into a corner tower. The brickwo...
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Museum Building at the New York Botanical Garden

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Description: Interior of the museum building of the New York Botanical Garden. Completed in 1901, the entrance hall features columns and a staircase that leading up to...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Description: Elevated view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, founded in 1870. The building, completed in 1880, features neoclassical architecture. In front of the muse...
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Model of the Mayflower

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Description: Model of the Mayflower in Pilgrim Hall, a museum built in 1824. The flags of England top the sails. Copyright by A.B. Burbank, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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The Tritons

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Description: View of a fountain entitled, "The Tritons," featuring two figures embracing, facing different directions. The fountain is located at Parrish Art Museum, bu...
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Farmer's Museum Mail Wagon Exhibit

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Description: A mailman in a horse-drawn mail wagon makes a delivery to a man standing beside him in an exhibit at the Farmer's Museum.
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Pilgrim Hall

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Description: Exterior of Pilgrim Hall in a town setting. A horse and carriage waits outside the museum with a colonnaded porch.
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Colonial Museum at Putnam Park

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Description: Exterior of the Colonial Museum of stone in Putnam Park.
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Farmer's Museum

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Description: View of a woman weaving with a loom as an exhibit at the Farmer's Museum, which opened in 1944. There is another loom behind her.
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Farmer's Museum

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Description: View of men examining an ox-cart at Farmer's Museum, which opened in 1944.

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