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Cowgirl

Date: 1909
Description: A cowgirl, outfitted with her holstered pistol and standing by a horse. Caption reads: "The Belle of the Ranch."
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Dead Bison on Plains

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Description: View of hunters' horses and dead bison on a plain.
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Daniel Boone Monument

Date: 1906
Description: Low view of a bronze statue of Daniel Boone standing atop a pedestal of rough-hewn rocks. Leafy tree limbs form the backdrop.
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Seminole Native American Hunter

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Description: A view toward a Seminole Native American hunter pointing a gun while standing in a swamp area with large plants. Trees are in the background. Caption reads...
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Old Dr. Tommie

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Description: A portrait of a Seminole Native American Chief, Dr. Tommie standing and holding a gun, with buildings in the background. Caption reads: "Old Dr. Tommie, Se...
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Four Seminole Native American Boys

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Description: A group of four Seminole Native American youth standing on a path with trees behind them. Three of them are holding rifles and one is holding a dead bird.
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John Doctor

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Description: View of a Seminole Native American, John Doctor, holding a gun and standing in an area dense with plants. Caption reads: "John Doctor -- A Seminole, Fort P...
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Pilgrims and Native Americans

Date: 1909
Description: Painting of an elevated view of Pilgrims and Native Americans meeting in a town.
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Major John Bradford House Interior

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Description: Interior view of the Major John Bradford house. Major John Bradford was the grandson of pilgrim governor William Bradford. Built in 1714, the home still st...
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Jethro Coffin Home Kitchen

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Description: View of kitchen in the Jethro Coffin home. Jethro Coffin was a blacksmith and the grandson of one of the island's first white settlers, Tristam Coffin. Bui...
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Jethro Coffin Home Living Room

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Description: View of living room in Jethro Coffin home. Jethro Coffin was a blacksmith and the grandson of one of the island's first white settlers, Tristam Coffin. Bui...
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Jethro Coffin Home Kitchen

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Description: View of the kitchen and pantry in the Jethro Coffin home. Jethro Coffin was a blacksmith and the grandson of one of the island's first white settlers, Tris...
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Hyland House Kitchen

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Description: View of kitchen in Hyland House. Built in 1660, the house is still standing. Room features a fireplace with rifle hanging above, iron fireplace tools, a Sh...
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Morris-Jumel Mansion's Washington's Bedroom

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Description: Interior view of the Morris-Jumel Mansion which served, at different times, as headquarters to both forces during the Revolutionary war. This view of Wash...
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Farmhouse Kitchen

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Description: Interior of farmhouse kitchen featuring a fireplace for cooking, an adjacent brick oven, and a table in the center of the room set with metal dishes. Cooki...
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Moonshine Distillery

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Description: Two men, three boys, and a dog, standing around an illegal moonshine liquor distillery in the mountains. The man posed on the right is stirring something ...
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Mexican Bridge Guards

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Description: A posed group of Mexican bridge guards in uniform and holding guns.
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Camp Logan

Date: 1918
Description: Four solders stand before two flags and their tents. The soldier on the left holds a rifle.
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Camp Travis

Date: 1918
Description: A large formation of soldiers, led by four dogs, marching down a dirt road at Camp Travis, named in 1917.
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Camp Meade

Date: 1918
Description: View across grounds toward soldiers during drill practice at Camp Meade, established in 1917. Men are lined up on the left in front of military buildings, ...

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