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| Description: | Indoor view of the Spirit of Saint Louis, the first airplane to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a non-stop flight, displayed in the Smithsonian Institute. The ... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the New England bedroom in the Van Cortlandt house. Features a bed with an embroidered translucent canopy, several chairs, and a vanity se... |
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| Description: | The Museum at Drake Well Memorial Park commemorates the construction of Drake Well in 1859. |
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| Description: | An early printing press exhibited at the Smithsonian Institute. |
| Date: | 02 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Boy Scouts ring a replica of the Liberty Bell to launch the three year progam of Wisconsin Boy Scouts. The bell stands in the Wisconsin State Historical So... |
| Date: | 04 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Richard Houghton, left, and Charles Haycock, assistant curators of exhibits at the Wisconsin Historical Museum, working on a descriptive background panel f... |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | No. 15. Volcano Trading Post and Museum. Building originally erected in 1851. "Old Abe," the famous Civil War cannon, was smuggled into Volcano in a coffin... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | John Jenkins, museum director, and Ruth K. Harris, museum curator, of the (then) State Historical Society of Wisconsin museum prepare a display case for an... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | John Jenkins, museum director of the (then) State Historical Society of Wisconsin museum, examines a pitcher in preparation for an exhibit of English luste... |
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| Description: | Observers stand around a circular railing looking at a large, rotating globe in the Daily News Building, constructed in 1930. |
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| Description: | Elevated interior view of the Fairbanks Museum of Natural History taken from the balcony. Established in 1891, the museum features animals and artifacts. A... |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the campus art museum. Large arched windows run along the facade, and the main entrance is nestled into a corner tower. The brickwo... |
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| Description: | Interior of the museum building of the New York Botanical Garden. Completed in 1901, the entrance hall features columns and a staircase that leading up to... |
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| Description: | Interior of an art museum. The view includes a bench and table in the middle of the room and walls lined with paintings. Potted plants stand on either side... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, founded in 1870. The building, completed in 1880, features neoclassical architecture. In front of the muse... |
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| Description: | Interior of Parrish Art Museum, built in 1898. The gallery features many paintings, portraits and sculptures. On the far wall, a pipe organ can be seen. Ca... |
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| Description: | Interior of Parrish Art Museum, built in 1898. The gallery features many sculptures and opens to another room on the right. |
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| Description: | Interior of Parrish Art Museum, built in 1898. The gallery features sculptures a a bas relief along the ceiling. The room leads to another room through an... |
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| Description: | Model of the Mayflower in Pilgrim Hall, a museum built in 1824. The flags of England top the sails. Copyright by A.B. Burbank, Plymouth, Massachusetts. |
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| Description: | View of a sculpture entitled, "Mars and Cupid." The sculpture was completed in the fourth century, B.C. and was taken from the Museo Delle Terme in Rome. |
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