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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1896
Description: Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open...
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Sea View Hospital Auditorium

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Description: The Sea View Hospital auditorium interior, showing a stage, rows of wooden folding chairs and floor-to-ceiling windows.
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The Capitol Building

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Description: A view of the capitol building from Washington Avenue. Built in the neo-Renaissance style and architecturally modeled on the Hotel de Ville of Paris, Franc...
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J.A. Logan Home

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Description: View of the home of General John A. Logan, U.S. Senator and Republican vice-presidential nominee of 1884. TCaption reads: "John A. Logan's Old Home. Carbon...
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Log Cabin

Date: 1930
Description: View of a log cabin with large glass windows overlooking a lake.
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Ivy Covered Home

Date: 1920
Description: View of an automobile parked in front of a large ivy covered home.
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YWCA Dining Room

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Description: Dining room of Tatham House YWCA. A horse-drawn vehicle and an automobile can be seen through the window.
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Antiquarian House Interior

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Description: View of a room in the antiquarian house. Formal room with two windows, fireplace, mantle, mirror, chairs, tables, desk and chandelier. Caption reads: "© An...
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Denison Homestead Parlor

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Description: View of formal parlor in Deniston homestead. Built in 1717, the home is a museum today. The room features two formal portraits, a rocking chair, dresser, m...
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Colonial Living Room

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Description: View of a living room in a colonial style home. Room features a fireplace, mantle with clock, cooking implements, candlesticks, a spinning wheel, tables an...
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Fort Hill Mansion Bedroom

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Description: View of a bedroom, located on the campus of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina. Fort Hill was the home of John C. Calhoun, who was active in gov...
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Old Camp School House

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Description: The exterior of the stone-walled "Old Camp School House."
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Van Cortlandt House Drawing Room

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Description: Interior view of the drawing room at the Van Cortlandt house which features bay windows with built in benches, ornately carved furniture, a harpsichord in ...
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Three Villages Tea House

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Description: View of a parlor in the Three Villages Tea House. The room features a sitting area, a grandfather clock, lamps, a flower arrangement and displayed vases an...
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Sitting Room

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Description: Interior view of sitting room with a tall ceiling. The room is decorated in art deco style with a light fixture, upholstered chairs, patterned carpet, patt...
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Amalgamated Clothing Workers Cooperative Apartments Bathroom

Date: 1930
Description: View of a bathroom in the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Cooperative Apartments. Features porcelain bathtub, sink, and toilet.
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Sod House

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Description: View of sod house in short grass country. Features rectangular building with a curved roof and windows.
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The Daniel Boone Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the entrance to the Daniel Boone Tavern, possibly from 1920.
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Solarium

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Description: A view of the solarium at the Hotel Vendome. The solarium is arranged with plants and wicker chairs. Built in 1871 and massively expanded in 1881, the Vend...
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The Elton Hotel

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Description: A view of several people relaxing in the foyer of the Elton Hotel. The Elton was considered one of New England's most elegant hotels until the 1960s, when ...

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