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Panama-Pacific Exposition

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of crowd on Palm Avenue at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Fransisco, California, 1915. Several ornate buildings can be seen near the cr...
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The Chicken Peddler

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Description: A man poses while selling chickens on the street. A building with an exterior brick chimney is behind him.
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Aerial View of the White Mountains and Mount Washington

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Description: An aerial view of the White Mountains and Mount Washington, including a winding road.
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Park Spring

Date: 1905
Description: Travelers stop by a spring in the woods for water with their early-model automobile. Two boys are standing at the spring, and a young girl stands above the...
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Water Works

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Description: View looking up toward a water works, a dam, and natural falls on the Jackson River with woods in the background.
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Lincoln Highway

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Description: Hilltop view looking down toward the Lincoln Highway and a Revolutionary War shot factory, both surrounded by woods and fields. Hills are in the far distan...
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Lincoln Highway

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Description: View down hillside toward the Lincoln Highway and a Revolutionary War shot factory, surrounded by woods and hills.
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Former Headquarters for General Washington

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Description: View of a home which was once General George Washington's headquarters, with people sitting on benches outside along a sidewalk. There are cannons on the l...
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Bonnet Shores Club

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Description: View of the Bonnet Shores Club atop a cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Yacht Club

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Description: View along shoreline toward the Falmouth Yacht Club. Boats are pulled ashore in the grass in the foreground.
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Golf Links

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Description: Elevated view of golf links featuring Squaw Island in the distance.
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Coastal View of Waves and Rocks

Date: 1925
Description: View along rocky coastline with crashing waves. Buildings are along the shoreline in the distance. Caption reads: "View from Ye Headland Inn. Trefethen, Ma...
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Fisherman's Shanty

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of a fisherman's shanty along the shoreline surrounded by rocks. At the shoreline is a man and numerous boats pulled ashore. Caption reads: "...
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Idaho and Washington Northern Railroad Yard

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the railroad shipping yards of the Idaho and Washington Northern Railway. Included in the image are numerous buildings, workers, trees, an...
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Rural Town View

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Description: View toward the Shaker community, which was organized in 1794. Included are a few of the Shaker buildings and a windmill.
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Spencer Trask Monument

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Description: A monument entitled "The Spirit of Life" dedicated to the memory of the financier and philanthropist, Spencer Trask, that features a statue, a stone wall a...
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Oneida City Park

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Description: Small park in a commercial area of town with a fountain, a wooden gazebo, stone paths and trees. Two children sit on the steps of the gazebo. Brick buildin...
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Cemetery

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Description: A view of a cemetery with wooden crosses and bedsteads used as fences.
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Fishing Boats

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of fishing boats moored in the harbor, with shacks along the shoreline in the foreground.
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Bridge over falls

Date: 1920
Description: Bridge over the Chagrin river and falls in town with surrounding buildings and an advertisement for the May company.

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