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Salt Ship at Wharf

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Description: View of schooner and other boats at the wharf. The town can be seen in the distance. Text on photograph reads: "Salt Ship At Wharf." and "The Albertype Co....
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City of Gloucester, Mass.

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Description: Elevated view of the town and its harbor. Ships are out in the water. Caption reads: "City Of Gloucester, Mass."
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Bales of Cotton on the Wharf

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Description: View of the levee with bales of cotton on the wharf. Caption reads: "On The Levee."
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Mississippi Steamer being Loaded at Wharf

Date: 1900
Description: View of the T.P. Leathers Steamer at dock. Men can be seen loading cargo onto the ship. Caption reads: "A Mississippi Steamer."
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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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Camp Kennington Harbor

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of the harbor at Camp Kennington with boats pulled onto the shore of a small inlet, part of Lake Sebago. Caption reads: "The Harbor, Camp Ken...
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The Ohio River

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Description: Elevated view of a steamboat on the Ohio River near Georgetown, with housing visible on the opposite shore and a small dock in the foreground.
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Spirit Lake Fishing Scene

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Description: A scene of numerous small boats from which individuals are fishing on Spirit Lake. Caption reads: "Fishing Scene, Spirit Lake, Iowa."
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The Blue River

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Description: Elevated view of small boats tied up along a tree-lined stretch of the Blue River. Decks with stairs down to the boat slip areas stand on either side of th...
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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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Docked Boats

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Description: A view of small boats docked at a waterfront market in Tampico, Mexico showing a crowd of men in front of a waterfront warehouse, a steel bridge in the bac...
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Statue of Liberty

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Description: Elevated view of the Statue of Liberty and surrounding buildings on Liberty Island. A large ship is docked at the island and the waters of the New York Upp...
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Elevated View of Fort Seward

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Description: Elevated view of Fort Seward from Mount Rippinsky, showing Pyramid Harbor and Davidson Glacier in distance. Caption reads: "Haines and Fort Wm. H. Seward f...
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Harbor

Date: 1915
Description: View across water towards piers, boats and people in a harbor. Dwellings and other buildings are on the far shoreline.
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Elevated View of Harbor

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Description: Elevated view from hill of a harbor with docks and shacks along the shoreline.
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Wharf

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Description: A view of a wharf with fishing boats.
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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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Fishing Boats

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Description: Fishing boats and a wharf along a canal. A bait shop is in the foreground.
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Boy Watching the Sea

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Description: A view of a boy watching the sea from a pier. Two sailboats are in the water,
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Long Pier

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Description: Elevated view of a long, curving pier on the bay with large sailboats with sails out on the left side, and smaller boats on the right.

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