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Immigrant Women and Children

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Description: Two immigrant women in headscarves pose with a baby and a young boy. They are both holding baskets and bundles, and are standing on a platform.
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Girl Scouts at Loraine Hotel

Date: 12 12 1936
Description: Elevated view from balcony of large group of Girl Scouts in the dining room of the Loraine Hotel. Many of the girls are sitting on the floor in the front, ...
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Halle Steensland and Family

Date: 1875
Description: Halle Steensland and his wife Sophia pose with their five children (left to right: Morten, Henry, Edward, Halbert and Helen) in front of their home in Mapl...
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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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St. Josaphat's Church Construction Workers

Date: 1910
Description: Construction workers are posed in front of the partially-built St. Josaphat's Church on scaffolding and wooden steps near large columns. There are two chil...
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Homewood

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Description: "Homewood," with its four Ionic columns in front, was built in 1855-1860 and owned by David Hunt. People are posing on the stairs at the entrance. Caption ...
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Hotel McCall

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Description: View toward the entrance of the Hotel McCall, with a parked automobile and several people standing in front. Caption reads: "Hotel McCall, Bennettsville, S...
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President Franklin Roosevelt in Mexico

Date: 1943
Description: President Franklin Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt on the officials platform during a visit to Monterrey, Mexico. Standing between them (and also pictured on ...
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Kittatinny Hotel

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Description: View from sidewalk toward men and women standing near the entrance to the Kittatinny Hotel while a boy tends to a horse and carriage to their left. The fac...
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Funchase Amusement Pier

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Description: Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T...
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Yates Memorial Hospital

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Description: Stairs lead from the sidewalk to a columned porch at the hospital entrance. Three girls play with a wagon on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Yates Memorial H...
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Public Library

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Description: View from street toward the Farnsworth Public Library. The building is constructed of stone and brick; columns and a pediment frame the main entrance. A gi...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down Hill Street. An automobile is crossing an intersection while other automobiles are parked along the curbs. The Green Lake County Courthouse, buil...
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Courthouse and Jail

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Description: View of the Green Lake County Courthouse and Jail. Two children stand on the steps of the jail, built in 1869. The courthouse, built in 1863, is on the rig...
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Dixon Hotel

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Description: Exterior of Dixon Hotel featuring an overhang supported by groups of Ionic columns. Pedestrians walk along the sidewalk around the hotel, and a child stand...
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street, a residential area. Two girls are running on the terrace toward a man sitting in a horse-drawn carriage.
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Colonial Hotel

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Description: View of the Colonial Hotel as seen from across Lake Jackson. In the foreground, a woman and a boy stand next to a wooden dwelling over the water, bordered ...
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Three Algerian Boys

Date: 08 1957
Description: Three Algerian boys posing outdoors near a column. The tallest boy, wearing striped pants, a button up shirt, and sandals, is standing in the middle of the...
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Peoples State Bank

Date: 1929
Description: A boy stands at the corner in front of the Peoples State Bank.
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Vietnamese Children and American Soldiers

Date: 1962
Description: View through barbed wire fence of a group of about 35 school-aged Vietnamese children standing around two American soldiers in front of a large peach and w...

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