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Cellar Door

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Description: A view of the cellar door belonging to Gov. Wm. Leete, where the sympathetic Puritans concealed the regicide judges Whalley and Goffe in 1661. Caption read...
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Jethro Coffin Home

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Description: View of the Jethro Coffin House, also known as the Oldest House, a saltbox house built in 1686. The view through an open door shows a braided rug and chair...
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Elderly Man Near Shed Door

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Description: A view of an elderly bearded African American man leaning out of a wooden door.
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Old Camp School House

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Description: The exterior of the stone-walled "Old Camp School House."
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Van Cortlandt House Dutch Bedroom

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Description: Interior view of a Dutch style bedroom at the Van Cortlandt House which features an enclosed paneled bed compartment with a set of wooden steps set in fron...
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George Washington's Headquarters

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Description: Hallway in George Washington's headquarters showing a staircase, a window with a built in seat, several doors along the wall on the right, and sun streamin...
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The Daniel Boone Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the entrance to the Daniel Boone Tavern, possibly from 1920.
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Reception Room

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Description: The Reception Room at the National Hotel. Caption reads: "Reception Room, National Hotel, Kalispell, Mont."
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Vault Door

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Description: The open vault door is shown in the safety deposit department of the Norwick Savings Society.
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Masonic Temple

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Description: A view of an altar and an organ in a Masonic Temple of the Asylum Knights Templar, an international philanthropic chivalric order affiliated with Freemason...
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 1911
Description: A view of young girls playing with dolls in the nursery of Pythian Orphans' Home. Caption reads: "Nursery Room."
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Continental Army Hut

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Description: A view of a Continental Army hut in a wooded area. A set of steps lead to the front door.
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Hut at Washington Springs

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Description: A set of stone stairs leads to a small soldiers' hut inhabited during the American Revolution. This view of the hut in a wooded area shows a door, a window...
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Fort Sumter

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Description: Interior view of Fort Sumter. Two open doors show a staircase in the distance, and two dates, "1776" and "1917" are written on the wall. Construction on ...
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Fort Moultrie

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Description: A view of Fort Moultrie from across a body of water. A doorway leads into the fort, and to the left a sign reads, "Cable Crossing Do Not Anchor." Past the ...
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Casemates at Fortress Monroe

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Description: A view of casemates, a row of dwellings in a stone wall, in which Jefferson Davis was confined. Trees are in the foreground.
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Marine Barracks

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Description: A view of the staff at the dining hall of the marine barracks. The staff wears white aprons and prepares to serve food, and tables are set on either side ...
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Hall of Civil Rights

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Description: View toward the Hall of Civil Rights. A bust is mounted over the doorway. The pediment contains high relief sculptures.
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Local-Option Election

Date: 02 1908
Description: A view of the crowds at an election. The crowd, mostly women, stand in front of the post office. A sign says "God Made the Water." Printed below the image:...
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Camp Upton

Date: 1918
Description: Men stand outside the Post Exchange Store at Camp Upton, built in 1917.

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