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Wharf at Shoreline

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Description: View looking down toward a wharf with lobster pots, and boats out in the harbor.
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Prospect Park

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Description: Sheep grazing and resting by a tree in a park with rolling hills. Caption reads, "Hand Colored, Sheep - Prospect Park. Brooklyn, N.Y."
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York Harbor Beach

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Description: Elevated view of bathing beaches and cottages along the coast.
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Street Scene

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Description: A view of a village street and general store. Business sign reads: "Neil's Place General Merchandise." A gas pump and metal sign are on the left.
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Canaan Hills

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the town looking north from Murray Hill. Caption reads: "View of Canaan, N.H., Looking North from Murray Hill."
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Mohegan Island

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view from hill looking down toward buildings in the hills along the coast.
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Lake Spofford Hills

Date: 1910
Description: Distant view from hill looking down towards village homes and surrounding hills, with a stone wall in the foreground.
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Factory and Town

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Description: Elevated view of a factory building and surrounding town.
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Charles Street

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Description: Row of houses on Charles Street with pedestrians, and a steel mill in the distance.
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Chocorua Village

Date: 1900
Description: Distant view from hill looking down toward small village's main street and surrounding countryside.
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Pepperell Manufacturing Company

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Description: Elevated view of Pepperell Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of sheets, including company town and surrounding countryside. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye V...
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Claremont

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of town and surrounding hills taken from Flat Rock. Caption reads: "Claremont, from Flat Rock."
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Ogema Tipi

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Description: Four men standing near an Ogema Tipi.
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Woman Basket Weaving

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Description: A Native American woman weaving baskets outdoors. Three children are sitting nearby. Caption reads: "Indian Adepts, Glenn, Mich."
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Aerial View of Wharf

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Description: Aerial view of a harbor with a wharf in the foreground, and buildings and boathouses along the shoreline.
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Ridgewood Hotel

Date: 1915
Description: View across lawn toward the Ridgewood Hotel with an automobile parked in front. A flag is flying from the top of the hotel. A horse-drawn vehicle is on the...
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John Brown's Cabin

Date: 1890
Description: A view of the cabin of John Brown (5/9/1800 – 12/2/1859), an American abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end slavery...
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Shops in the former Universalist Church

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Description: A view of the Universalist Church (1792) converted into a dry goods and grain store. Other buildings are behind the church. Caption reads: "Universalist Ch...
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John Burroughs at Woodchuck Lodge

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Description: John Burroughs (4/3/1837 – 3/29/1921), an American naturalist and essayist important in the evolution of the U.S. conservation movement, standing on the po...
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Slabsides

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Description: 'Slabsides,' the Adirondack-style, rustic cabin and studio of naturalist John Burroughs, constructed by Burroughs and his son, Julian, near his nine acre R...

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