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Wheatland

Date: 1895
Description: Wheatland estate, the 22-acre residence of James Buchanan, was built in 1828 by William Jenkins. Caption reads: "'Wheatland' Home of President Buchanan."
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Ashland

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Description: Henry Clay, American statesman and orator, finished the reconstruction of his homestead, "Ashland" in 1809, incorporating Italianate, Greek Revival, and V...
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Gloucester

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Description: Gloucester, the home of Winthrop Sargent, Mississippi's first governor was built in 1800 by David Williams.
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Sunnyside

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Description: A view of "Sunnyside" home of Washington Irving, author and historian. Caption reads: "'Sunnyside' Home of Washington Irving."
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Sunnyside

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Description: In 1835, Washington Irving, author and historian, purchased a small Dutch farmhouse beside the Hudson River. The stone cottage would come to be called "Sun...
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A Country Home

Date: 1910
Description: A view of an elaborate, ivy-covered country home with a tower.
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An Old Lighthouse

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Description: A view of the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse, constructed in 1822 on a hill just west of the Genesee River, covered in vines. This light was built in 1822 (n...
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Vanderbuilt Tower

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Description: View of Vanderbuilt Tower, a round ivy-covered observation tower.
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St. John's Church

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Description: View of the church from the cemetery, which has a large monument. A clergyman stands in the doorway of the church. The building is brick, with vines traili...
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Children's Choir in Flemington Presbyterian Church

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Description: A children's choir stands outside Flemington Presbyterian Church, completed in 1883. The group of children process out of each doorway, holding song books ...
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Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at Seton Hill College

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Description: View of the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes at Seton Hill College, founded in 1918. A statue of the Madonna stands in a niche in the stone structure covered ...
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Holy Grotto

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Description: View of the Holy Grotto on the Convent Grounds of the Sisters of Mercy. The grotto is composed of leftover brick and the chimney of the 1857 church buildin...
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Winnie Davis Hall at the State Normal School

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Description: Exterior of Winnie Davis Hall, built in 1902. The ivy-covered stone building is part of Georgia State Normal School, founded in 1891.
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Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity House

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Description: Exterior of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity house, built in 1880. The chapter house was built on the campus of the University of the South, founded in 1865. The...
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Princeton Campus Building

Date: 1908
Description: View of male students sitting on the entrance steps of a Princeton University campus building. The door and windows are arched and reflect a Collegiate Got...
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Foster Insulation and Supply Co.

Date: 06 28 1952
Description: Foster Insulation and Supply company, 3165 East Washington Avenue, showing houses where they either installed insulation or aluminum awnings.
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Patrol Officer

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Description: A patrol officer looks at his compass as he smokes a cigarette.
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Soldier with Compass

Date: 07 1942
Description: A patrol officer from the 14th Infantry, based in Fort Davis, Panama, follows his compass through the jungle. The patrol officer has a small cigarette in o...
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Hacking a Path Through a Jungle

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Description: A soldier hacks a path through a jungle in Panama with a machete while smoking a cigarette.
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Pine Forest Inn

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Description: People sit in rocking chairs on the porch of the Pine Forest Inn. Flowering bushes and shrubs surround the porch and an automobile is driving along the roa...

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