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Bridge over Lower Fox River

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Description: Elevated view of a railway bridge over the river, with industrial buildings along the shoreline in the background.
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Gloucester Piers

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Description: View across water toward a pier and docks with fishing boats.
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Factory on Merrimack River

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Description: Elevated view across river toward several factories with smokestacks.
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Schlitz Brew House

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Description: View of the brew house of the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. A man is standing in the background.
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Whittemore Bridge

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Description: View of the steel Whittemore bridge passing over a dam. A man stands on the side of the dam and a horse and rider is crossing the bridge. On the shore st...
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Boarding an Excursion Boat

Date: 1910
Description: Passengers board the excursion boat "Crescent No. 1" as others look on from bridges. There is a large building in the background on the left, and a long, w...
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Pond and Railway

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Description: View of Rock Island Pond, with a telephone pole in the foreground, and railroad tracks leading off into the distance. In the distance is a farm or manufact...
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Dirt Road and Industrial Buildings

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Description: View down a flat, countryside dirt road, and a sulfur factory plant in the distance.
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Washington Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the Washington Bridge, crossing over numerous railroad tracks. In the foreground is a train engine, dwellings, and a dilapidated brick str...
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Christmas Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card featuring a view of a mining town with smokestacks, gravel piles, houses, large buildings and distant mountains. Surrounding the ph...
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Mining Scene

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Description: Distant view of a mining operation and surrounding desert hills. Caption reads: "Mining Scene, Near Mojave, Cal."
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Ammonoosuc Dam

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Description: View of river and Ammonoosuc Dam with a bridge and large brick buildings in the background.
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Sulloway Mills

Date: 1917
Description: Composite of views, including an elevated view of Sulloway Mills, and insets captioned "50 Years Ago" and "New Office Building."
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Franklin Mills

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Description: The Franklin Yextile Mills and T Steven's Company seen from the Winnehesauke River. View includes the factory dam, a smokestack and tall factory buildings.
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Amoskeag Mills

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Description: Distant elevated view of Amoskeag textile mills and the Merrimack River. Caption reads: "Manchester, N.H. - View from Amosheag."
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Black River

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Description: Elevated view of the Black River at low water, showing exposed stocks and wing dams with waterfront buildings and forested hills in the background. Caption...
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Farmington and Hampshire Canal

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Description: View of the Farmington and Hampshire canal lined with factories and a road. The American Writing Paper Company is on the left.
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Powhatan and Putnam Mills

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Description: View across Quinebaug river of Powhatan and Putnam textile manufacturing mills. Caption reads: "Powhatan and Putnam Mfg. Mills, Putnam, Conn."
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Nightingale Mills

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Description: View of Nightingale textile mill and stone dam across river Quinebaug. Caption reads: "The Nightingale Mills, Putnam, Conn."
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Willimantic River

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Description: Elevated view of the Willimantic River from a foot bridge with waterfront buildings in the distance. Caption reads: "View from Foot Bridge, Willimantic Con...

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