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Mapleside Home

Date: 1878
Description: Mapleside, the home built by Able Dunning in 1853 on what is now University Avenue. It was razed in 1970 to make way for a Burger King restaurant.
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R-110 Station Wagon

Date: 1953
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of an International R-110 Station Wagon parked on a lawn. In the background is a group of people enjoying a picnic.
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Ceylon Building

Date: 1893
Description: Extensive stonework lines the garden path at the Ceylon Building, which is originally from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was purchased ...
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Ceylon Building

Date: 1893
Description: The gateway to the Ceylon Building's courtyard, from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was purchased by J.J. Mitchell, moved to Lake Geneva...
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East Side Business Men Junior Baseball Team

Date: 10 1946
Description: Group portrait of the East Side Business Men junior baseball team. A young boy is sitting in front holding a trophy.
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Children on Snow Sled with Mother

Date: 12 06 1947
Description: Winter scene with Betty Ann and Arthur G. Field on a sled in the snow with their mother Elizabeth Field kneeling next to them near a stone wall. The family...
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WSGA Style Show

Date: 08 09 1949
Description: Two couples model clothes at the WSGA style show outdoors at Memorial Union. Left to right are: Nancy Olmstead, Oshkosh; Karl Keim, Dearborn, Michigan; Gay...
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Sunset Point

Date: 09 30 1949
Description: Mrs. Scott McGlasson, nee Shirley-Mae Riker, sitting on a stone wall at Sunset Point. She lives in Pomona, California, and is visiting her family in Madiso...
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Dirt Road with Rock Wall

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Description: A view looking down Glassner Road, bordered by stone walls and birch trees on both sides.
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Water Works

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Description: View looking up toward a water works, a dam, and natural falls on the Jackson River with woods in the background.
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Homestead Plat and Waterfront

Date: 1908
Description: A view of a shoreline. Caption reads: "Part of the homestead plat and waterfront. Prudence Island." Along the left is a rock wall, and a house in the dista...
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Secession Hill

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Description: A view of 'Secession Hill', where the first secession meeting was held in November of 1860. Caption reads: "'Secession Hill' Abbeville, S.C."
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Smith and Winchester Manufacturing Company

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Description: View from across a lawn of Smith and Winchester Manufacturing Company buildings, producers of paper making machinery and laundry equipment. Caption reads: ...
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Cottages

Date: 1920
Description: View across harbor filled with boats toward small wooden cottages along the far shoreline. A rock wall along the water's edge is in the foreground on the r...
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Charles Street

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Description: Row of houses on Charles Street with pedestrians, and a steel mill in the distance.
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Chagrin Dam

Date: 1910
Description: Dam on the Chagrin river near Adams Bag Company with buildings in background. Caption reads: "Dam at Adams Bag Co. Chagrin Falls, Ohio."
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St. Helena Episcopal Church

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Description: View of the stone wall and gate to St. Helena Episcopal Church. Trees partially conceal the building. Caption reads: "Entrance to St. Helena Church, Beaufo...
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Lincoln Cabin

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Description: A view of what might be one of the Illinois cabins associated with Abraham Lincoln or his family. Text in lower left corner reads: "Photo by HC Wood."
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Lincoln's Home

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Description: Abraham Lincoln’s home, located at 426 S. 7th Street. The only home ever owned by Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, the family resided there from 1844-1861.
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Washington Memorial School

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Description: View toward Washington Memorial School. There is a cannon on the right near a stone wall. The school has large, stained glass windows.

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