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Industrial Streetscape

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Description: Elevated view of industrial area. The building in the foreground has a sign that reads: "Machine Shop" on it roof. People are working in a large open area,...
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Blimp near Downtown

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Description: Blimp (dirigible) flying over downtown buildings. There are two smokestacks in the foreground, and on the right, a sign, from the back, for "The Electric C...
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Apple Orchard along Road

Date: 05 26 1950
Description: Apple orchard in blossom on the side of a road. There are a number of cut stumps in the foreground. A house is in the background among trees, and a watchto...
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Petticoat Lane

Date: 1920
Description: Urban street view including cars, pedestrians and streetcar. Caption reads: "Pettitcoat Lane."
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Grand Avenue

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Description: Street level view of Grand Avenue showing a trolley, a crosswalk, crowded sidewalks and tall buildings.
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Seventh Street

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Description: Street-level view of Seventh Street showing tall stone buildings, advertising signs, foot traffic, cars and a trolley.
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Broadway Avenue

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Description: Street-level view of Broadway Avenue showing tall stone buildings, cars, carriages, horses and pedestrians in the distance.
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Street Scene

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Description: A street scene showing tall stone buildings, parked cars and a trolley.
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Elevated View of Seattle

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Description: Elevated view of the city from Capital Hill, with the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in the background.
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Elevated New York Street Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a street scene in downtown, featuring a small park with a fountain, and many pedestrians among tall buildings.
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Mt. Vernon Place

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Description: View of the park at Mt. Vernon Place, with a lion statue honoring the French artist Antoine-Louis Barye in the foreground, and a fountain and four addition...
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Walnut Street

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Description: View looking down Walnut Street in downtown which includes a trolley, pedestrians crossing the road, cars, and numerous buildings. Caption reads: "Looking ...
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Walnut Street

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Description: View looking down Walnut Street in downtown which includes trolleys, pedestrians crossing the road, a horse-drawn vehicle, cars, and numerous buildings.
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View Down North Main Street

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Description: View of street with cars parked along its side and people walking near storefronts.
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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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Falls Brewery

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Description: A view of the Falls Brewery, with painted text on the buildings reading, "John Hohenadel Health Beer," "Rival Porter," and "Falls Brewery John Hohenadel."
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Fort Jay

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Description: A view of artillery and guns at Fort Jay, built in 1794 to defend Upper New York Bay. The New York cityscape is across the bay.
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Camp Upton

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Description: View looking uphill toward two men standing on a road near a tall lookout tower with a flag on a flagpole, and barracks at Camp Upton, active starting in 1...
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Home

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Description: Exterior of the Soldiers and Sailors Home, built in 1877 by the Grand Army of the Republic. The domiciliary stands on the left, and the building on the rig...
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Roof Garden at the Central Club for Nurses

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Description: View of the roof garden at the Central Club for Nurses, completed in 1916 by architects Parish and Schroeder. The Central Club for Nurses was built for the...

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