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Ox Carts with Furs

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Description: A view showing a line of ox carts loaded with furs leaving the Hudson Bay Company's Post to make the 16 mile trip to avoid the rapids on Slave River. Housi...
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Mississippi Steamer being Loaded at Wharf

Date: 1900
Description: View of the T.P. Leathers Steamer at dock. Men can be seen loading cargo onto the ship. Caption reads: "A Mississippi Steamer."
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Old French Market

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Description: View of colonnade and French market. Pineapples and bananas are hanging in the stalls and in the foreground near a column.
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New Orleans Composite

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Description: Composite of views of New Orleans, including French quarter, market, collonade, locksmith, and tin fix. Text accompanying the views reads: "Vegetable Carts...
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New Orleans Market

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Description: View of the old French fruit and vegetable market. Pineapples and bananas are hanging in the stalls.
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Oyster and Clam Vendor

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Description: An African American vendor of oysters and clams is shown pushing his wheelbarrow. A building with an exterior brick chimney is behind him.
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Palm Beach Tourists

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Description: Two couples are shown seated in rickshaw-like carriages pushed by men on bicycles in Palm Beach, California.
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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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Covered Bridge

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Description: A horse and carriage inside a covered bridge with exposed wooden support beams.
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Berwick-Nescopeck Bridge

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Description: The Nescopeck view down the Berwick-Nescopeck Bridge showing pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage.
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Coon Creek Bridge

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Description: A man in a horse-drawn carriage and pedestrians with umbrellas relax on Coon Creek Bridge, a small steel bridge through the country.
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Carriage Near Salt Pool

Date: 1910
Description: View across salt pool toward a horse-drawn carriage near the far side of the pool, with a rock formation in the distance.
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Carriage On a Wooded Lane

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Description: A horse-drawn carriage on a wooded lane. Caption reads: "Lake Minnewaska."
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Street Vendor

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Description: A street vendor with a cart on a narrow cobblestone street through a residential neighborhood of stucco houses in Havana, Cuba.
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Masonic Temple Grand Lodge

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Description: View of the stone Norman style Masonic Temple Grand Lodge and its tower. A statue of General John Fulton Reynolds on horseback is in the square in front o...
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Entrance to Fort McPhearson

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Description: A horse and carriage at the entrance to Fort McPhearson with stone posts and a gazebo.
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Columbus Cathedral

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Description: A view of the Baroque-style Columbus Cathedral in Havana, Cuba from the plaza in front. The plaza has numerous horse-drawn carriages and the cathedral has...
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Dorchester Fort

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Description: A view of Dorchester Fort, overrun with plants and trees. There is a man in the front seat of a carriage visible through a break in the wall.
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Ruins of Pecos Church

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Description: Two men, and three horses pulling a cart are in front of the ruins of Pecos Church. Caption reads: "Ruins of Pecos Church, near Pecos, New Mexico. Between ...
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Adobe Home

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Description: A Mexican Jacal (an adobe style housing structure) with five boys and one man standing in front with two donkeys and a cart.

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