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Cutting Sugar Cane

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Description: Workers are shown cutting sugar cane in the fields near New Orleans. Caption reads: "Cutting Sugar Cane In Louisiana."
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French Market

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Description: View of shoppers in the French market. One boy is shown pushing two small children in a cart. Fruits and vegetables can be seen in the market stall in the ...
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French Market

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the French market. A cart transporting bales of cotton is in the street on the left. Railroad tracks are in the street.
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Fresh Vegetable Vendors

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Description: Two African American women pose with baskets of fresh vegetables on their heads while selling their produce. A building with an exterior brick chimney is b...
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Oyster and Clam Vendor

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Description: An African American vendor of oysters and clams is shown pushing his wheelbarrow. A building with an exterior brick chimney is behind him.
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The Chicken Peddler

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Description: A man poses while selling chickens on the street. A building with an exterior brick chimney is behind him.
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New Orleans Milkman

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Description: A milkman stands on top of his horse-drawn cart full of large milk cans on a street.
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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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Palm Beach Tourists

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Description: Two couples are shown seated in rickshaw-like carriages pushed by men on bicycles in Palm Beach, California.
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Boat on Edge of Ice

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Description: View of a ship in the spring on the edge of the ice five miles off Nome. On shore, sleds and sled dogs are in the foreground. Caption reads: "The first boa...
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Yukon River

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Description: Elevated view looking down at a steamer loaded with passengers on the shoreline of the Yukon River. Several dogs are at the shoreline. Caption reads: "Stea...
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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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The Original Cowboy Band

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Description: The Original Cowboy Band poses on the steps of Simmons University in Abeline, Texas. Writing on drum reads: "The Original Cow Boy Band" and writing on bann...
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Chicago Stockyards

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Description: Elevated view of cattle stockyards. Cattle can be seen in many different pens.
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South Station Terminal

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the South Station terminal with elevated track in the foreground, Boston, Massachusetts. Streetcars and pedestrians can be seen on the str...
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Lincoln Highway

Date: 1912
Description: View down hill toward two cars passing each other along the Lincoln Highway near Bedford, Pennsylvania. The Lincoln Highway was conceived in 1912 by Carl F...
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Ice Chunks in Fairbanks

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Description: Elevated view of a river full of ice chunks. Caption reads: "The ice going out in front of Fairbanks, Alaska."
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Steamboat "Lavelle Young"

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Description: Elevated view of the steamboat "Lavelle Young" landing in Fairbanks as a crowd of people are looking on. Text on photograph reads: "Steamer 'Lavelle Young'...
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Third Avenue Hotel

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Description: Exterior view of the Third Avenue Hotel. Caption reads: Third Avenue Hotel, Fairbanks, Alaska."
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Railroad Bridge with Train

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Description: View of a railroad bridge with a train crossing it. A man can be seen standing on the ground next to the bridge. Caption reads: "R.R. Bridge At Fox Gulch, ...

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