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Cornish House

Date: 1940
Description: A Cornish home in Mineral Point. In the background is a small hill with trees.
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Shake Rag Street

Date: 1930
Description: A Cornish miner's home on Shake Rag Street.
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St. Paul's Irish Catholic Church

Date: 1920
Description: St. Paul's Irish Catholic Church, erected in 1855.
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Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses

Date: 02 24 2012
Description: Exterior view of Pendarvis House and Trelawny House on Shake Rag Street, which were once Cornish miners's houses. There is snow on the ground and on the ro...
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The Walker House

Date: 02 16 2012
Description: Exterior view, with snow on the ground, of the Walker House on 1 Water Street. The stone house functions as a guest house/hotel.
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Mineral Point Zinc Works

Date: 02 23 2012
Description: Elevated view of the zinc mining operation, with snow on the ground.
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Rephotographic Pair: Shake Rag Street

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of stone buildings on Shake Rag Street, presented as a pair. In the vintage view, the buildings were the homes of coal min...
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Rephotographic Pair: Moses Strong Mansion

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Description: A vintage and a modern view of the house of Moses Strong, presented as a pair.
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Rephotographic Pair: The Walker Hotel/House

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Description: A vintage view of the Walker Hotel and a modern view of the Walker House in the same building, presented as a pair. The stone building has a second-story p...
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Rephotographic Pair: Zinc Works

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the zinc works site, presented as a pair. Views include industrial buildings and snow.
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Comtemporary Contrast

Date: 1975
Description: View down hill towards a man driving a large sled pulled by two draft horses up the hill through the snow. Further down the hill in the background is a sno...

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