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Tallman House

Date: 1950
Description: Interior view of a corner of the parlor and the open doorway to the conservatory.
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Tallman House

Date: 1953
Description: View of the second parlor in the Tallman House. On the right is the open doorway to the conservatory.
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Doty House

Date: 1950
Description: A view of the split lath boards, which are hung between wall beams to apply plaster to create the interior wall, inside of the Doty house.
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Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor

Date: 11 08 1900
Description: Consecration of Bishop Weller as Bishop Coadjutor, Diocese of Fund du Lac. Three Bishops seated, l to r: Bishop Nicholson of Milwaukee; Bishop Grafton of F...
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Old Camp School House

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Description: The exterior of the stone-walled "Old Camp School House."
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The Daniel Boone Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the entrance to the Daniel Boone Tavern, possibly from 1920.
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Dunham School

Date: 1946
Description: Hand-colored photograph of Dunham School, standing in a grove of trees, surrounded by a fence. The building is built of brick and has a bell tower, with a ...
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Pythian Orphans' Home

Date: 1911
Description: A view of young girls playing with dolls in the nursery of Pythian Orphans' Home. Caption reads: "Nursery Room."
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Fort Moultrie

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Description: A view of Fort Moultrie from across a body of water. A doorway leads into the fort, and to the left a sign reads, "Cable Crossing Do Not Anchor." Past the ...
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Casemates at Fortress Monroe

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Description: A view of casemates, a row of dwellings in a stone wall, in which Jefferson Davis was confined. Trees are in the foreground.
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Marine Barracks

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Description: A view of the staff at the dining hall of the marine barracks. The staff wears white aprons and prepares to serve food, and tables are set on either side ...
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Local-Option Election

Date: 02 1908
Description: A view of the crowds at an election. The crowd, mostly women, stand in front of the post office. A sign says "God Made the Water." Printed below the image:...
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Camp Upton

Date: 1918
Description: Men stand outside the Post Exchange Store at Camp Upton, built in 1917.
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Clinto Prison

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Description: A view at ground floor of the cell block, with cells on the left and windows on the right outer wall; a series of pipes also run along this wall. An arched...
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United States Navy Camp Wissahickon

Date: 1918
Description: A view of the seamanship instruction hall at the United States Navy Camp Wissahickon. Equipment lies on either side of the room, and men sit against the ri...
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Central Park Officers' House

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Description: An interior view of the library of the Central Park Officers' House. Seven men read in wooden and wicker chairs and decorative lighting hangs from the cei...
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Church of the Holy Spirit

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Description: View toward the front and right side of the church, with a woman and child standing on the steps in front of the door. The building is mostly stucco, but h...
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Salem Church

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Description: View across lawn toward the front and right side of the brick church. The front has two doors, and the side has six shuttered windows.
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Methodist Church

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Description: Exterior view of the wooden church. The entrance is below the belfry. All visible sides have tall, pointed arch windows with stained glass. A path from the...
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Office at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: Interior view of an office at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe. Near the window on the left is a desk, in the center is a typew...

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