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Dunleith

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Description: Originally "Routhland," this residence burned to the ground in 1855, but was rebuilt in 1856 in the Greek revival style and renamed "Dunleith." Caption rea...
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Charles Taylor Family

Date: 1902
Description: Family portrait of Charles Taylor, his wife, Ellen Wishart, and their two children taken on the lawn in front of their house. Lorena Taylor, standing besi...
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Melrose

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Description: Melrose was a residence constructed between 1841 and 1848 in the classic Greek Revival style. George Kelly began the restoration of the home when he inheri...
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Shadows-on-the-Teche

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Description: The Old Weeks Home, known as "Shadows-on-the-Teche," was a white-columned brick residence built in 1830. The home was a backdrop for several events during ...
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Greek Revival House

Date: 1920
Description: A stately house in the Greek Revival style stands under large evergreen trees. There are shutters on the windows and a two-story, columned front porch.
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Thompson Common

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Description: View across the town's commons bordered with trees and stately town buildings. Caption reads, "The Common, Thompson, Conn. Looking South."
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Horse Ride at the Mansion

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Description: View of four horses and riders galloping across the front lawn of a southern mansion, next to a body of water that reflects the scene. A large, white mansi...
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House and Flower Bed

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Description: View of a large house with an extensive balustrade, trees and a flower bed in the foreground including irises and foxgloves.
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Garden Scene

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Description: View of a garden with the columned entrance to a mansion in the background. The garden includes azalea bushes, yucca plants, palm trees and a cannon.
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Post Office

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Description: View of two large oxen pulling a wagon stopped in front of a post office. On the steps in front of the building two men stand looking towards the street. ...
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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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The Carroll Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: The main lobby in the Carroll Hotel, named for Capt. E.C. Carroll. People are sitting and standing in the lobby which has tall ceilings, columns, and chair...
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Hotel Emmerson

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Description: The lobby of the Hotel Emmerson. In the back of the room are two men standing at the front desk. Opened in 1926 as the New Mt. Vernon Hotel, the building q...
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Reception Room

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Description: The Reception Room at the National Hotel. Caption reads: "Reception Room, National Hotel, Kalispell, Mont."
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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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Breese House

Date: 1928
Description: An exterior view of the home of William Llewellyn and Zona Gale Breese. The brick and stucco house has features of several styles. The original 1912 struct...
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Speaker and Crowd

Date: 1940
Description: View from across street of a crowd sitting on the porch, lawn and street in front of the Elks Lodge (Al. Ringling house) listening to a speaker standing at...
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Speaker at Elks Lodge

Date: 1940
Description: A stocky man in a white suit stands at a lectern and microphone in front of the Elks Lodge (Al. Ringling home). Other men and women sit on the platform. A ...
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Russian Senate from the Winter Palace in Petrograd, Russia

Date: 1917
Description: View of buildings in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) from the Winter Palace. Original caption reads: "Russian Senate (Supreme Court), Marine Tower and St. Isaac...
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Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged

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Description: Front view of the addition to the Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged, founded on May 10, 1883. Pedestrians are crossing the street near an automobile an...

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