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Chuckwagon and Cook on the Range

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Description: View of a camp with a cook standing at the back end of a chuckwagon with a large bowl in front of him. To the left is a pile of logs, along with some pots....
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Dining Room

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Description: A view of an early American dining room in Michie Tavern.
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Man Inspecting Clam

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Description: Man inspecting a clam. Another man stands behind him and a shoreline is in the background.
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Clam Shelling

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Description: Men on shoreline clam shelling.
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Men Standing Near Logs

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Description: A view of two men standing on, and two men in front of, numerous logs. One man holds a long ruler for measuring the logs' diameters. A small covered work ...
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Ely House Yardwork

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Description: Conservationist Sigurd F. Olson pruning a tree in his Ely house yard.
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Shoeshine Boy

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Description: A portrait of a shoeshine boy, with a brick wall forming the backdrop. His clothes are tattered, and his work box is hanging from a strap on his left shoul...
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New York State Reformatory

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Description: A view of the dining room. There is a utensil and plate at each seat, with cups and bowls grouped at the head of the table, with a large serving utensil. C...
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New York State Reformatory

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Description: A view of a trade school carpentry class. Men are in the process of working at their benches. Light comes in through the windows to the left. Caption read...
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Our Lady of the Valley

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Description: Trappist monks wearing white hooded cloaks sit at long tables while eating a meal. Religious imagery lines the walls.
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Gardening at Winthrop College

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Description: View of students gardening at Winthrop College, founded in 1886. School buildings stand in the background.
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The Candle Room at Morris-Jumel Mansion

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Description: Interior of the Morris-Jumel Mansion, also known as Washington's Headquarter's, built in 1765 by Colonel Roger Morriw and Mary Philipse. The view includes ...
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Display of China and Silver Belonging to Barbara Fritchie

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Description: Display containing china and silver owned by Barbara Fritchie (1766-1862), a heroine who defied General Stonewall Jackson and the invading troops. Sign at ...
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The Latest Contraband of War

Date: 1860
Description: A freed slave with a hoe in his left hand and his right hand on his hip. Caption at the top reads, "Massa can't have dis chile, dat's what's de matter." Ca...
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The Royal Poinciana Hotel, Cocoanut Grove

Date: 1893
Description: A view of an outdoor seating area at Royal Poinciana Hotel. Numerous tables are arranged around the perimeter of a courtyard, each set with a tablecloth, p...
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The Whitehall Hotel

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of tables in an arcade in the Whitehall Hotel. Each table is covered in cloth, set with plates and glassware, and decorated with a vase of fl...
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Hot Lunch Sleigh

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Description: Lumber camp cooking crew at the hot lunch sled in the woods. There is a tent set up in the background, and a horse hitched to the sled on the left. Foreman...
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Constable Lake Camp Site

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Description: View of four men at Constable Lake Campsite. Three men sit inside a lean-to shelter, and one man stands nearby, holding a pan. Caption reads: "Open Camp at...
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Cherry Picking

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Description: Men and boys stand between rows of trees, picking cherries. Some of them are holding buckets and standing on ladders.
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Ramsay & Jones Mill

Date: 1887
Description: The Ramsay & Jones Mill with logs in the water in the foreground.

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