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Fire Station with Bell Tower

Date: 1963
Description: View towards the Fire Station, with garage doors and a bell tower on the roof. A road is on the right.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist

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Description: View across intersection toward the church, which has a tall, polygonal main building. Many of the windows are arched and contain stained glass.
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Loew's Metropolitan Theatre

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Description: Interior of Loew's Metropolitan Theatre. The view, taken from the mezzanine, features the stage, seating, and side balconies and a chandelier hangs from th...
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Orpheum Theatre

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Description: Exterior of the Orpheum Theatre, which opened in 1900. Designed by Frank Freeman in the Beaux-Arts style, the facade features sculptures, a marquee, and ba...
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Maema Marionette Scene

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Description: View of a Maema Marionette scene from "The Snow Mountain." Two child puppets play on a see-saw and a female puppet sits on a bench.
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Dr. Bedell Playing the Organ

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Description: View of Dr. Bedell (1909-1974), American composer and organist, playing a Wurlitzer organ.
Postcard

Methodist Episcopal Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Caption reads: "M.E. Church, Brooklyn, Wis."
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Street Scene

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Description: A boy sitting on a pony at an intersection. Across the street, a man in overalls stands outside of the restaurant. A large poster for the "Ringling Brother...
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High School

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Description: The high school building erected in 1908. The building features three stories, a bell tower, and a hip roof. A small child stands in front of the building.
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Mary Mathews Adams

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Description: Vignetted quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Matthews Adams, wife of Charles Kendall Adams, 1890-1902. She was a philanthropist and poet, whos...

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