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Three Dogs on a Bench

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Description: The photographer's poodles pose on a bench.
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McLean Twins

Date: 1898
Description: Two girls, identified as the McLean Twins, holding hands.
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Madge Lowe and Friends

Date: 1900
Description: Madge Lowe and two female friends picking vines.
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Badger Boys' State Delegates

Date: 06 28 1949
Description: Talking over their recent experiences at Badger Boys' State are left to right: Bob VerBerkmoes, East High School; Norbert Esser, Edgewood High School; Eric...
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Omicron Chapter of Zeta Phi Eta Sorority

Date: 09 30 1949
Description: Seven Madison girls sitting on the steps to an ivy-colored building with the active president of the Omicron chapter of the Zeta Phi Eta national speech ar...
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Outbuildings in a Wooded Area

Date: 10 18 1964
Description: Three outbuildings and a large tree near a country home owned by Mrs. Kay Curtis on Washington Island.
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Ruins of a Government Building

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Description: The ruins of an old stone government post building. Caption reads: "Old Government Post Building, Fort Smith, Ark. 'On the Frisco'."
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Grave of Theodore Roosevelt

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Description: The grave of Theodore Roosevelt (10/27/1858 – 1/6/1919), the 26th President of the United States, in Oyster Bay, New York. Caption reads: "Grave of Theodor...
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Ivy-Covered Cottage

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Description: A view of an ivy-covered cottage with a chimney in Cape Cod.
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The Old Log Cabin

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Description: View of "The Old Log Cabin," a renovated house.
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Wheatland

Date: 1895
Description: Wheatland estate, the 22-acre residence of James Buchanan, was built in 1828 by William Jenkins. Caption reads: "'Wheatland' Home of President Buchanan."
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Ashland

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Description: Henry Clay, American statesman and orator, finished the reconstruction of his homestead, "Ashland" in 1809, incorporating Italianate, Greek Revival, and V...
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Greene Street

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Description: A residence on Greene Street that would become the location of a YWCA residence house in the following years, and later, St. Stephen's Ministry.
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Gloucester

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Description: Gloucester, the home of Winthrop Sargent, Mississippi's first governor was built in 1800 by David Williams.
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Sunnyside

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Description: A view of "Sunnyside" home of Washington Irving, author and historian. Caption reads: "'Sunnyside' Home of Washington Irving."
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Sunnyside

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Description: In 1835, Washington Irving, author and historian, purchased a small Dutch farmhouse beside the Hudson River. The stone cottage would come to be called "Sun...
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A Country Home

Date: 1910
Description: A view of an elaborate, ivy-covered country home with a tower.
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Vanderbuilt Tower

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Description: View of Vanderbuilt Tower, a round ivy-covered observation tower.
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St. John's Church

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Description: View of the church from the cemetery, which has a large monument. A clergyman stands in the doorway of the church. The building is brick, with vines traili...
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Children's Choir in Flemington Presbyterian Church

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Description: A children's choir stands outside Flemington Presbyterian Church, completed in 1883. The group of children process out of each doorway, holding song books ...

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