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| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | A view of the cabin of John Brown (5/9/1800 – 12/2/1859), an American abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end slavery... |
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| Description: | A view of what might be one of the Illinois cabins associated with Abraham Lincoln or his family. Text in lower left corner reads: "Photo by HC Wood." |
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| Description: | The birthplace of the Martha Berry School for girls, founded by Martha McChesney Berry (10/7/1865 – 2/27/1942). The school for girls would eventually evolv... |
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| Description: | Women and children play on the lawn in front of the cabins of Rockbridge Alum Springs, a camp for children. The children and adults are holding hands in a ... |
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| Description: | Edmund Gardner's log cabin, purchased by Gardner in 1874. A group of women are on the porch. Caption reads: "Comm. Gardner's Log Cabin at Ballas Island." |
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| Description: | Oval cutaway of a view of a log cabin built on the banks of the Flathead river. The cabin is surrounded by stumps and the view includes the river and exten... |
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| Description: | Group portrait of a man, a woman and seven children standing in front of a log cabin. The caption reads: "A Typical Mountain Home in Kentucky." |
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| Description: | View of a dilapidated log cabin with among trees. A man and woman are sitting on the front step. Caption reads: "Log Cabin." |
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| Description: | The Miner's Root House, a long, low, log structure. A young girl is standing outside of the door, holding a kitten or other small creature. Caption reads: ... |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill toward two buildings at the lumber camp. A man stands outside of the structure nearest the camera. In the foreground are logs, with... |
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| Description: | A view of the log cabin housing at a logging camp. Caption reads: "Logging Camp, Cloquet, Minn." |
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| Description: | Two large logging wheels outside of Fort Algonquin, located off of US 21. The wheels sit to the right of a path, and in front of a small log structure. In ... |
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| Description: | A view of cannons beneath trees behind a wooden fence. Two log cabins are in the background. |
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| Description: | View toward a small log cabin on the left, with three women further down on the trail along the right. Above this trail are steps leading up a steep hill. ... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of two couples walking on a trail. A lake is is the background, along with log cabins. A canoe with three people is in the background. |
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| Description: | A view of the log church, with steeple and bell tower. The front door is painted with symbols. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of the Chautauqua Grounds, founded in 1874. A log cottage stands on the left, and another wooden cottage can be seen on the right. Caption reads: "Cot... |
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| Description: | 1836 illustration of a log structure that has a cross of the roof. A nun stands in front of the building, while two other nuns walk down a path on the left... |
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| Description: | Site of Jefferson College and the founding of Phi Gamma Delta, built in 1788 by John McMillan. The school was founded at the old log college building in 17... |
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| Description: | Exterior of Kappa Sigma fraternity house, built in 1882. The chapter house was built on the campus of the University of the South, founded in 1865. The log... |
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