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Post Office in Rabbit Hash

Date: 05 26 1894
Description: Exterior view of the Wilson Riddell general store, with a horse-drawn wagon parked in front. There is a post office and paint shop attached to the store. S...
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Washburn Observatory in the Winter

Date: 1896
Description: View of Washburn Observatory in the winter with snow.
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Business Area from Train

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Description: View from train platform looking back toward Johnson Creek businesses and houses. Railroad cars are on the left, and a set of railroad tracks are on the ri...
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Coal Tipple

Date: 05 05 1894
Description: View from a boat on the Monangahela River of a coal tipple.
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Deserted Coal Tipple

Date: 05 05 1894
Description: View from the Monangahela River of a deserted, decrepit coal tipple.
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Racine College Dorms

Date: 1900
Description: The Racine College Dormitories.
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Racine College Dorms

Date: 1900
Description: Racine College Dormitories.
Drawing

Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of Walker Castle, 1862-1893, 900 block East Gorham Street, and surrounding trees. Caption on the print reads, "The Old Castle"
Drawing

East Water Street

Date: 1923
Description: East Water Street at Mason, looking at the Morris E. Fox & Co. building.
Photograph

Deserted Cabin

Date: 05 08 1894
Description: A deserted cabin at the mouth of a rocky ravine.
Photograph

Operator's Shanty

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: Exterior view of a rundown oil worker's shanty, with a chair near the doorway.
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Boys on Ohio River Shore

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: Four boys stand on the shoreline of the Ohio River, seeing Reuben and Jessie Thwaites off. Buildings and a church steeple can be seen in the background.
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Davis's Run

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: View of the mouth of Davis's Run, including an arched stone passage.
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Children at Cliff House

Date: 05 15 1894
Description: Three little girls pose in front of a house built next to a cliff.
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Crowd on a Wharf

Date: 05 29 1894
Description: A crowd of people gathered on a wharf with boats in the foreground.
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Bethel, a Church Boat

Date: 06 04 1894
Description: View of a church boat called "Bethel" on the river.
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Shanty Boat

Date: 06 07 1894
Description: A man is seated on the roof of his shanty boat. Another person is at a window. Shoreline with buildings in background.
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Farmhouse on Stilts

Date: 06 07 1894
Description: Exterior view of an Illinois farmhouse on stilts above the Saline River. A woman poses on the porch. Wood beams are shoring up the sides of the house, and ...
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Korean Student Uprising

Date: 04 1960
Description: The student uprising, in which 112 students were killed by the South Korean police in one day, led to the downfall of President Syngman Rhee. This event wa...
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Escalation of the Korean Crisis

Date: 04 1960
Description: In April 1960 a student uprising created a crisis within the South Korean government and the army was called out to keep the peace. Ultimately President Sy...

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