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Monument to David Thompson

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Description: A monument to David Thompson, a British explorer and geographer. The base of the monument reads, "1770 David Thompson 1857 Geographer and Astronomer Passed...
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Aerial View of the White Mountains and Mount Washington

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Description: An aerial view of the White Mountains and Mount Washington, including a winding road.
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House on a Rocky Slope

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Description: A distant view of a house built on the rocky slope of a mountain.
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Mountain Lookout Tower

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Description: View of a winding path with metal handrails leading up the side of a mountain to a fire lookout tower.
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Shelter on Rock Overhang

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Description: A small shelter built on overhanging rock in the mountains.
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Mountain Road

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Description: Elevated view of a mountain road in a desert landscape near Holbrook.
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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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Elevated View of the Mississippi River

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Description: View of two bridges on the Mississippi River and the working river banks. A number of boats are in the water and cargo is stacked on the shore.
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Mississippi River

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Description: Elevated view of the winding Mississippi River.
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Steamboat on Mississippi River

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Description: Elevated view of a steamboat on the Mississippi in the vicinity of Indian Mound Park. A woman sits on the riverbank in the foreground and the river winds t...
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Elephant Butte Dam

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Description: The site of Elephant Butte Dam prior to construction of the dam showing desert hills and the Rio Grande River. Construction was completed in 1916, and at t...
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Christmas Greeting Card

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Description: Christmas greeting card depicting the Benton-Franklin Inter-county bridge over the Columbia River connecting Kennewick and Pasco, Washington. A riverboat a...
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Riverboat on Copper River

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Description: View of a riverboat on Copper River with the Chugach Mountains rising in the background.
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Flatboat

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Description: Elevated view of a flatboat traveling on the Yukon River through Miles Canyon in Yukon Territory, Canada. Growing on the land above the canyon are stands o...
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Old Trail

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Description: Elevated view of an old trail winding through a desert landscape with mountains in the background in the vicinity of Oatman.
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Big Horn Mountains

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Description: View from hill of the Big Horn Mountains near Buffalo.
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Eaton's Dude Ranch

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Description: Elevated view from hill of Eaton's Dude Ranch in a fertile valley near Sundance. The ranch has many buildings, and fencing with horses inside.
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The Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad and a train winding through the mountains.
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Donkey Train in Glacier National Park

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Description: Elevated view of a donkey train going up a zig-zag trail along the mountainside in Glacier National Park.
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Flathead Reservation

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Description: A distant view of the Flathead Reservation and the snow-capped Mission Mountains. Caption reads: "Mission Range Flathead Reservation."

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