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Henry Clay Monument

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Description: View of the Henry Clay Monument with a statue of Clay inside. In front stand two young girls wearing dresses. Each girl is holding a pet rabbit. On the rig...
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Fairlawn Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: View looking south inside a guest room at 'Fairlawn' Hotel (?). The room features tables, chairs, and decorative items above a fireplace. Published by Ye...
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Monument to the Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 1915
Description: A monument dedicated to the 36th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Companies B, E, F, and G. These companies were part of the Army of the Potomac, who fought a...
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Monument to Confederate Dead

Date: 1864
Description: An albumen stereograph of a monument to the Confederate dead, in the shape of a stone pyramid with steeply pitched sides.
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Robert E. Lee

Date: 1895
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of General Robert E. Lee.
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Richmond McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view from across street of men posing with farm and lawn equipment along the storefront of a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership. Thre...
Poster

Hoosier Corn Planter Advertising Poster

Date: 1908
Description: Advertising poster for Hoosier brand corn planters showing a color illustration of a corn planter inside a "The Shield of Quality," with three corn cobs at...
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St. John's Church

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Description: An elevated view of the interior, overlooking the seating area, with the altar at the right. The pulpit, clergy seating, and baptismal font are bordered by...
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Officers of the United States Army and Navy, Prisoners of War, Libby Prison, Richmond, Va.

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Description: Decorative lithograph with hundreds of prisoners' names, as well as scenes from the prison motifs as four insets, one on each corner: Libby Prison; Belle I...
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Fairlawn Home Parlor

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Description: The Fairlawn home's colonial parlor and bedrooms. This view shows two rocking chairs and a grandfather clock in the parlor as well as the open doorways of ...
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Jefferson Davis Mansion

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Description: View across street toward the Jefferson Davis mansion. Caption reads: "Jefferson Davis Mansion, now Confederate Museum."
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Front Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down Front Street showing businesses and horse-drawn carriages. Caption reads: "Front Street, From Post Office - Richmond, ME."
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City Line Department Truck

Date: 1922
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International truck marked: "City Line Dep't. No.4." The truck is parked on a rural road and a telephone pole is in the b...
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Richmond Indiana City Line Department Truck

Date: 01 24 1928
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International truck marked "City Line Dept. No.4" Other men raise what appears to be a telephone pole along the side of a...
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Badger Shovel with McCormick-Deering Engine

Date: 11 11 1937
Description: A man shovels dirt from a highway five miles north of Richmond next to an Austin-Western Badger shovel powered by a McCormick-Deering engine. The equipmen...
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Road Construction with International Trucks

Date: 07 25 1925
Description: A line of International trucks are parked in a line along a dirt road lined with fences and power lines. Each truck has a load of dirt, and metal forms are...
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International Model F Moving Truck

Date: 1918
Description: Two men standing near an International Model F (or 31) truck operated by Forest Monger Public Transfer and Storage. The truck is parked in front of the Int...
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Abram and Agnes Gaar House

Date: 1933
Description: Mansion of Abram and Agnes Gaar, built in 1876. Gaar was one of the founders of the Gaar-Scott Company, manufacturers of steam engines and threshing machin...
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Libby Prison - Anaglyph

Date: 1864
Description: Stereograph of the main building, a tenement (loft style) building, at Libby Prison.
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Rock Crusher at Stone Quarry

Date: 01 11 1938
Description: Simmons stone crusher powered by an International power unit at a State Highway Commission stone quarry.

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