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Mowing Along Waterfront (League Island?)

Date: 1899
Description: A man in work clothes is operating a horse-drawn mower in a patch of grass along a waterfront, while another man wearing a hat and tie is looking on. Ships...
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Landing Supplies

Date: 1864
Description: Supplies being landed from ships at City Point.
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Standard Oil Co's Pier

Date: 1915
Description: Boats unloading at Standard Oil Co.'s pier, with a horse, wagon, and a number of men handling lumber and other building materials.
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Ship, Bovine and a Man on a Horse

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Description: Composite photograph in the "Tall Tale" style. An enormous bovine stands on the front deck of the Pere Marquette 21, a steamer. On the right, on the...
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Cattaro

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Description: Evacuated (refugee) women working as laborers at the port.

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