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New Orleans Market

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Description: A woman and two young children are shown in a farm market.
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Golden Spike Ceremony

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Description: A crowd gathers as a golden stake is driven as a part of a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Tanana Valley Railroad. Caption reads: "Driving Gold...
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Bike and Car Road Scene

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Description: View toward a boy with his bicycle at the entrance to Putnam Hill Park on the left. There are telephone poles and trees in the center, street railroad trac...
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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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Mule-Drawn Wagon on Dirt Road

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Description: A view of a man and boy posed on their mule-drawn wagon in the middle of a dirt road, which appears to be cut through the surrounding rock formation. Capti...
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Group Near Cave Entrance

Date: 1910
Description: View of six men, four women, and a boy standing in front of an entrance to a cave in Doling Park.
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Homestead Bank

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Description: Homestead Bank, a two-story stone and wood building, from across the street.
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Children on a Rocky Beach

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Description: View toward children playing on a beach among large rocks, with beach houses and trees in the background.
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First Indiana Legislature Building

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Description: Four children standing near the building used by the first Indiana legislature. Caption reads: "Building used by the First Indiana Legislature, Vincennes, ...
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Business District

Date: 1905
Description: A view of the business district. Signs read: "Ford authorized sales and service" and "Kodaks."
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The Newsboy Statue and Fountain

Date: 1895
Description: View of a statue and fountain in a grassy park depicting a boy selling a newspaper. Installed in 1895 and funded by Colonel William L. Brown, the statue c...
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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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Clock Tower in Park

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Description: A clock tower on the green in front of The Elton Hotel. The clock is flanked by tall trees and a line of cars and carriages are parked between the green an...
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Lakeside Park

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Description: A view of Lakeside park showing parkgoers relaxing in the shade of the trees and the lake spanned by a footbridge in the background.
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Lovers' Lane

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Description: Two children standing on a paved and tree-lined walk. The captions read: "Hand Colored" and "Lovers' Lane, Fort Covington, N.Y."
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Band Stand

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Description: A view of a band stand in a park from behind a small crowd that has gathered to listen. The town is visible on the hisll in the distance. Published by Kop...
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City Hall

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Description: A view of the side and front facade of the city hall. Three people and a dog are standing under the arch on the left. Caption reads: "Published by Norton D...
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Family Garden

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Description: A family garden in a company town for the Consolidation Coal Co. Five people are displaying their produce among the garden and the nearby buildings.
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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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Seminole Native American Camp

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Description: A view of Seminole Native Americans seated around camp. The camp consists of a roofed hut, tables, and logs for the Native Americans to sit on.

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