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Colonial Fireplace

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Description: View of a seven foot tall colonial fireplace in a home. The large fireplace is surrounded by kitchen tools, fireplace tools and a bed warmer. A sword hangs...
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LaFayette Bedroom of the Morris-Jumel Mansion

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Description: Interior view of the Morris-Jumel Mansion which served, at different times, as headquarters to both forces during the Revolutionary war. This view of the ...
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Morris-Jumel Mansion

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Description: Interior view of the Morris-Jumel Mansion which served, at different times, as headquarters to both forces during the Revolutionary war. This room feature...
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Morris-Jumel Mansion's Washington's Bedroom

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Description: Interior view of the Morris-Jumel Mansion which served, at different times, as headquarters to both forces during the Revolutionary war. This view of Wash...
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Grandfather Clock

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Description: View of a grandfather clock at the foot of a set of stairs, featuring the end railing of the staircase, a chair, and a framed silhouette of a man hanging o...
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Fonthill Castle

Date: 1916
Description: A view of the rotunda at Fonthill Castle, with the floors decorated with parquetry. Two doorways lead to additional rooms while another in the center is op...
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Totem Pole at Camp Lenape

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Description: A totem pole stands in front of trees and a wooden fence at Camp Lenape.
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Totem Pole

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Description: A totem pole stands in front of a wooden building in a wooded area. The pole features carvings of nature scenes, animals, and a Native American head wearin...
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Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial

Date: 1929
Description: A colored postcard showing the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial at an early stage of the bas-relief carving. Caption reads: "Stone Mountain Confederate ...
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Elaborate Dining Room

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Description: View of an elaborate dining room. View features a long rectangular table surrounded by chairs, two other tables with chairs in the background, a fireplace ...
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Mabel Tainter Memorial

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Description: Exterior view of the Mabel Tainter Memorial, a Wisconsin State historic site built in 1889. The design was intended to reflect the Richardsonian Romanesque...
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Walter Lofblad and His Carvings

Date: 08 12 1960
Description: Walter Lofblad, a Cumberland farmer, with miniature Milwaukee Braves figures he carved from basswood. The carved set includes the entire starting lineup, m...
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Memorial Rock Carving for Poquatuck Indians

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Description: Memorial rock carving cut by E. A. Brooks. In addition to a portrait of an Indian man and woman, the memorial reads "In Memory of Vanished Poquatucks. 193...
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Film Still from "The Beckoning Flame"

Date: 1916
Description: Film still of interior palatial scene with large group of actors and actresses dancing and celebrating in Indian costumes, some with turbans.
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Looking in at Main Entrance to the Palace #1536

Date: 1887
Description: A person is standing under the arched entrance of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival's ice palace. Inside the palace there is an ice animal sculpture on a plat...
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Worker with Pneumatic Chisel Carving Block of Limestone

Date: 1976
Description: Frank Arena carving a block of limestone with a pneumatic chisel. He is wearing a yellow sweater and a hat. He is in a large building with many windows, an...
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Circus World Museum

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the Circus Train.
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Circus World Museum

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Description: The circus wagon "Cinderella" parked outdoors.
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Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater

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Description: The Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater themed circus wagon.
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Indian Bowl

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Description: View of the exterior of the "Indian Bowl," a venue for powwows. A Native American woman is standing in front next to the totems.

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