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North Pinckney Street

Date: 1873
Description: Ellsworth Block on North Pinckney Street between East Washington and East Mifflin Streets as seen from the Capitol Park. Storefronts include the Dry Goods ...
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J.W. Mason Hardware Store

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the J.W. Mason hardware store, next to a barbershop. A horse and buggy are driving past the store.
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Water Street

Date: 1895
Description: Storefronts of East Water Street.
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Looking Southeast from Clybourn Street

Date: 1901
Description: Looking southeast from Clybourn and Fifteenth Streets. An open dirt area is in the foreground, with lumber lying near water on the left, and industrial bui...
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Boys Working in Field

Date: 04 15 1925
Description: Boys using hand tools to work in a field. A mule-drawn wagon is in the background. They are all wearing hats and overalls.
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The Terrace Hotel

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Description: Exterior view of the Terrace Hotel through its front gate, upon which the word "Bethesda" appears backwards. There is a horse-drawn carriage off to the sid...
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The Fall of Richmond, Virginia

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Description: Currier & Ives lithograph of the fall of Richmond, April 2, 1865.
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Man and Boy on Wagon

Date: 1911
Description: Man and boy, possibly father and son, in a horse-drawn wagon loaded with produce. The wagon is on a small town street.
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Men on Wagon

Date: 1911
Description: Group of men on and near a horse-drawn wagon on the side of a road. The wagon is loaded with tools and hardware. Four of the men wear tool belts.
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Man with Farm Produce

Date: 1921
Description: A bearded man wearing a cap holds a gourd while standing next to a horse-drawn wagon under a pergola. The wagon is laden with gourds, kale, burlap bags ful...
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Men in Town with Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Group of men on a city street with bales of cotton loaded in horse-drawn wagons. One of the wagons is a Springfield Wagon.
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Men in Yard Weighing Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Men in a residential backyard using a hanging scale to weigh bales of cotton loaded on a wagon pulled by a team of work horses.
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Transporting Wagon and Work Horses over Water

Date: 1908
Description: Men, women and children transporting horses and a loaded wagon across a river on a ferry.
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Sawmill Fire

Date: 1894
Description: A crowd gathers and watches the sawmill on fire.

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