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Miners Pack Train

Date: 05 20 1905
Description: Elevated view of a group of miners on horseback crossing a bridge into Fairbanks, Alaska, May 20th, 1905. Houses are on the other side of the river. Captio...
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View Across Chena River

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Description: View of Fairbanks, Alaska across the Chena River. A wooden bridge crosses the river, and storefronts can be seen lining the city street. Caption reads: "Fa...
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Sheyenne River Pedestrian Bridge

Date: 1901
Description: A view of a pedestrian suspension bridge over the Sheyenne River, built by Dibley and Robinson Bridge Company in 1801.
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Yukon Railway Bridge

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Description: A view of a train crossing the Yukon Railway Bridge at White Pass, with pedestrians on one the side of the tracks. Caption reads: "White Pass And Yukon R.Y...
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Lovers' Walk

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Description: A narrow rustic bridge crossing a pond in a wooded area known as Lovers' Walk. Caption reads: "Lovers' Walk, Near Mt. Pleasant House, Jefferson, Mass."
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Town Valley

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Description: Elevated view of the town in the valley, with houses, other buildings, a bridge, and roads. Caption reads: "General view of Loomis, Wash."
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Whittemore Bridge

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Description: View of the steel Whittemore bridge passing over a dam. A man stands on the side of the dam and a horse and rider is crossing the bridge. On the shore st...
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Elevated View of the Mississippi River

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Description: View of two bridges on the Mississippi River and the working river banks. A number of boats are in the water and cargo is stacked on the shore.
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Christmas Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card depicting the Benton-Franklin Inter-county bridge over the Columbia River connecting Kennewick and Pasco, Washington. A riverboat a...
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St. Louis River

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Description: Elevated view of the St. Louis River flowing through a rocky gorge, spanned by a bridge in thr foreground and flowing over a dam in the background.
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Winona Falls Gorge and Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of Winona Falls Gorge spanned by a small wooden bridge. Someone is resting in the middle of the bridge and a dense stand of pine trees surrou...
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Country Dirt Road and Bridge

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Description: A view down a country dirt road near Hardscrabble Hill, which includes a small bridge and some people on the road in the distance. The road is surrounded b...
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Old Mill Dam

Date: 1910
Description: Water-level view of the log-built Old Mill Dam on the Missouri River with a steel bridge above. The surrounding riverbanks are grown over with bushes, ivy ...
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Lower Falls

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Description: View of the roiling lower falls on Spokane River with two bridges, and a large stone building with a sign that reads: "Washington Water Power Co." is above...
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Morris Canal

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Description: A view down the tree and bush lined Morris Canal with a steel bridge spanning the canal in the background.
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Morris Canal

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Description: A view of Morris Canal and a bridge from a path alongside in a country setting.
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Boarding an Excursion Boat

Date: 1910
Description: Passengers board the excursion boat "Crescent No. 1" as others look on from bridges. There is a large building in the background on the left, and a long, w...
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Boathouse and Docks

Date: 1910
Description: Waterside view toward a couple canoeing by a boathouse and docks on the Ohio Canal, with a steel bridge in the left background. Smoke streams across the sk...
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Floating Bridge

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Description: Two men in suits crossing a rickety floating bridge on Squash Pond near Hotel Glennmore.
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Wooden Bridge

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Description: View looking down toward a wooden bridge crossing a river through the woods with small rapids. There are two wooden benches on the bridge.

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