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Pack Animals Loaded for the Mountains

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Description: Donkeys loaded for packing in the Rocky Mountain area. Caption at top reads: "When shall we three meet again?" Caption at bottom reads: "Pack Animals Loade...
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Teams of Horses

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Description: Many teams of horses placing machinery on Palmer Mountain, climbing to 4,291 feet above sea level. Caption reads: "Placing Machinery on Palmer Mountain, Lo...
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Loading a U.S. Ship

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Description: Women loading cargo onto a U.S. ship at St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands by way of baskets balanced on the tops of their heads.
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W. & G.N. Wooden Railroad Bridge

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Description: View of a train passing over the W. & G.N. wooden railroad bridge which spans a mountain pass. Lumber is in the valley below. Caption reads: "W. & G.N. Br...
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Railroad Tunnel Entrance

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Description: View of the entrance to a railroad tunnel which travels under a mountain. There are two small structures, one on the left of the railroad track and one on ...
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Two Men on Top of Stagecoach

Date: 1910
Description: A rear view of two men atop a stagecoach as it winds through the Twin Falls, Idaho, home of the Snake River Canyon. A waterfall is in the background on the...
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Stagecoach

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Description: View toward people on a stagecoach pulled by six horses. Caption reads: "Stage from Austin to Burns, Crossing Dixie Mountains."
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Landing Field

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Description: View from inside doorway of a hangar toward a man near an airplane at the landing field of an aerial mail station. Hills or mountains are in the distance.
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Mount Lowe Railway's Cable Car

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Description: The cable car on Mount Lowe Railway, existing from 1893-1938, climbing a steep incline in California. Mount Lowe is known for being the only scenic mountai...
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Passengers Arriving on White Pass Steamer

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Description: View of passengers disembarking from a White Pass steamer ship in Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada. The ship is marked: "Dawson." Piled wood is on the front...
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Mountain Home

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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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Irrigation Ditch and Apple Orchards

Date: 1910
Description: View of an irrigation ditch near apple orchards in. Mountains are in the distance. Caption reads: Irrigation Ditch And Apple Orchards, Near Cashmere, Wash....
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High Street and the Public Walk

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Description: A view of High Street and the Public Walk. In the right foreground is a girl sitting on a group of large rocks while a dog stands in front of the rocks. In...
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Handcar on a Mountain Railroad Track

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Description: Two men pumping handcar on White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. This railroad served the needs of Yukon's population as well as its mining industry since 18...
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Loading Hay

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Description: Agricultural workers are loading hay onto a wagon pulled by two horses in the vicinity of Carbondale or Elk Hill. A man sits in a horse-drawn carriage near...
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Cattle Drive

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Description: View looking down at a cattle drive in the Raton Mountains that extends from the foreground and into the background. The cattle descend the winding trail. ...
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Service Station

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Description: The Molino Service Station and grill on former U.S. Route 120, now Pennsylvania Route 61. Signs on the building advertise "Bar-B-Q," "Lunch," and "Ice Crea...
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Dredging Operations

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Description: Elevated view of dredging operations at the mouth of Bear Creek in Canada. Caption reads: "Dredging Operations at the Mouth of Bear Creek, Dawson, Y.T."
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Building The New Bridge

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Description: Slightly elevated view of several people overlooking a bridge under construction. Caption reads: "Building The New Bridge, Berwick, PA."
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Elevated View of Town on the Delaware River

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Description: Elevated view of country town showing large. There are wooden buildings alongside the Delaware River which curves through fields and patches of woods in th...

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