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Chicago Stockyards

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Description: Elevated view of cattle stockyards. Cattle can be seen in many different pens.
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Lincoln Highway

Date: 1912
Description: View down hill toward two cars passing each other along the Lincoln Highway near Bedford, Pennsylvania. The Lincoln Highway was conceived in 1912 by Carl F...
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McDonald Stock Farm

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Description: View of a pig pen on McDonald Stock Farm. A farmhouse, automobile and windmill are in the background. Text on photograph reads: "R.E. Cochrane."
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Old Ranch

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Description: View of a ranch with log buildings and a fenced-in area. Hilly land covered with trees is in the background.
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Elevated View of Farmland

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Description: Elevated view of grid-plotted farm fields with a few cows grazing. The ocean is visible in the background.
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Scudder Pond

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Description: View across Scudder's Pond, featuring a fence framed by trees in the foreground, and a house on the opposite shoreline in the background.
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Tornado Touchdown in a Field

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Description: A tornado touching down in a field by a fence. The funnel widens out dramatically on the mid-horizon into a dark, sky-filling cloud.
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Mississipi River and Horseshoe Island

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Description: Elevated view of the Mississippi River and Horseshoe Island, an unusually shaped island that has water in its middle.
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Horse and Buggy on Dirt Road

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Description: A view of a dirt road with a horse-drawn buggy, bordered by a split-rail fence, and trees. Caption reads: "Going To Town, Kerhonkson, N.Y."
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Botanical Gardens

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Description: A view of Hemlock Drive, bordered by a fence on both sides, entering the botanical gardens.
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Snow-Covered Road and Tree

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Description: A view of a snow-covered road featuring a large oak tree and a fence to one side of the road.
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Cars on Dirt Road to Town

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Description: Elevated view of two cars on a dirt road heading downhill. A town is in the valley below, and mountains are in the distance.
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Old Dorchester Road

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Description: A view of Old Dorchester Road, a small dirt, country road with a small wooden structure or house one one side, and lined with trees and telephone poles on ...
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Country Dirt Road

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Description: A view looking down a country dirt road, surrounded by a fence and trees.
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Spring in the Country

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Description: A man kneels by large spring surrounded by split-rail fencing.
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State Road

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Description: State road running alongside the Ulster & Delaware Railroad and the Delaware River. The dirt road is bordered by a fence on one side, and a hill with a hou...
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Dirt Bicycle Path and Pond

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Description: View of a dirt bicycle path running alongside a small pond, with scattered trees.
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Pennsylvania State Highway

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Description: A view of a country dirt road with a car pulled over to the right side. The road is part of the Pennsylvania State Highway, and is bordered by a fence on o...
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Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a man with two mules on the left pulling a boat up the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. A large wooden building is on the right bank in the behi...
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Covered Bridge

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Description: A view of a covered bridge from the road. Forests cover the hillside in the background.

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