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Mississippi Steamer being Loaded at Wharf

Date: 1900
Description: View of the T.P. Leathers Steamer at dock. Men can be seen loading cargo onto the ship. Caption reads: "A Mississippi Steamer."
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Southern Pacific Railroad Cars being Transferred across Mississippi River

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Description: View of Southern Pacific Railroad cars being transferred across the Mississippi River with a barge near New Orleans.
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Milibrook Fox Hunt

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Description: View of men on horseback and dogs preparing for a fox hunt.
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Train on Ferry

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Description: View across water toward a railroad train and locomotive on a ferry going across the Mississippi River near New Orleans.
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USS Illinois in Dry Dock

Date: 1901
Description: The USS Illinois in the largest floating dry dock in the world at the time, surrounded by rowboats in the foreground. The battleship was built at Ne...
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Lugger (Picayune) Landing

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Description: Lugger (Picayune) Landing with sailboats and fishing boats. Boats and ships are in the background. Caption reads: "Lugger [Picayue] Landing."
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New Orleans Composite

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Description: Composite of views showing the French market, sugar refinery and sugar sheds, fishing boats, steamer unloading bananas, and picking and cutting sugar cane ...
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New Orleans Composite

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Description: Composite of views of New Orleans, including French quarter, market, collonade, locksmith, and tin fix. Text accompanying the views reads: "Vegetable Carts...
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New Orleans Market

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Description: View of the old French fruit and vegetable market. Pineapples and bananas are hanging in the stalls.
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New Orleans Market

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Description: A woman and two young children are shown in a farm market.
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Sagamore Hotel

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Description: Patrons are shown relaxing on the veranda of the Sagamore Hotel in Lake George, New York. The Sagamore opened in 1883 with luxurious and spacious accommoda...
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California Poppy Field

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Description: A worker is shown in a California poppy field.
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Cutting Sugar Cane

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Description: Workers are shown cutting sugar cane in the fields near New Orleans. Caption reads: "Cutting Sugar Cane In Louisiana."
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French Market

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Description: View of shoppers in the French market. One boy is shown pushing two small children in a cart. Fruits and vegetables can be seen in the market stall in the ...
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French Market

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the French market. A cart transporting bales of cotton is in the street on the left. Railroad tracks are in the street.
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Fresh Vegetable Vendors

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Description: Two African American women pose with baskets of fresh vegetables on their heads while selling their produce. A building with an exterior brick chimney is b...
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Oyster and Clam Vendor

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Description: An African American vendor of oysters and clams is shown pushing his wheelbarrow. A building with an exterior brick chimney is behind him.
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New Orleans Milkman

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Description: A milkman stands on top of his horse-drawn cart full of large milk cans on a street.
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First Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of Chadbourne Hall, the first building of this name on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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The Original Cowboy Band

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Description: The Original Cowboy Band poses on the steps of Simmons University in Abeline, Texas. Writing on drum reads: "The Original Cow Boy Band" and writing on bann...

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