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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1896
Description: Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open...
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Covered Bridge

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Description: View over water of a covered bridge with latticework windows.
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Richard Mortimer Residence

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Description: The residence and gardens of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mortimer. View of mansion, gardens, and fountain.
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Library at Wadsworth Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Interior view of the library at Wadsworth Hall. There is one large table with two lamps and several mismatched chairs. Sculptures and houseplants also deco...
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Greenwood

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Description: "Greenwood," a residence built in the Greek Revival style in 1835-40 by Tom Jones, was originally the center of a cotton plantation.
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Interior view of the lobby, with three wicker chairs sitting in a row in the foreground, and a large room behind it that includes the front desk and numero...
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St. Michael's Mission Chapel

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Description: A view of the log church, with steeple and bell tower. The front door is painted with symbols.
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Church Altar

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Description: View down aisle toward the sanctuary area. An altar screen covered in vines separates the sanctuary area from the seating area and on in it is a banner tha...
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University Church at Fordham University

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Description: View looking down aisle toward the altar. The columns that run the length of the aisle have light fixtures and are decorated with garland. The sanctuary c...
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Nightclub

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Description: Interior of a nightclub. The room features tables and chairs and is decorated with elaborate drapery, lighting and potted trees.
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The Brau Haus

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Description: Two men stand in a doorway near a potted plant outside the Brau Haus, a German-American Rathskeller. The lettering painted on the window reads, "1563 York...
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The Griswold

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Description: Exterior of the Griswold, a hotel which opened in 1906. The entrance features an elaborate pavilion of the Corinthian order. A porch continues the length...
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The Elms

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Description: A group of adults and children sit on the porch of The Elms, a two-story house with an American flag flying from the porch roof. Tree stumps are in the fr...
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Hilltop Inn

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Description: View of the rear porches and balconies at Hilltop Inn, built in 1910. Trees and other plants surround the porches where wicker chairs and potted plants ar...
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Montauk Manor

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Description: View down a long hall separated by arches and columns in the lobby of Montauk Manor. The space is furnished with couches, chairs, and a fireplace and a ta...
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Poggatticut Lodge

Date: 1920
Description: Men and women sit in rocking chairs on the veranda at Poggatticut Lodge. The lodge was built in 1920.
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Wellesley's Island Farms

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Description: Exterior of a lodge at Wellesley's Island Farms. The building stands in a wooded area and a walkway connects it to an open air pavilion.
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Dining Room at Greenbrier Hotel

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Description: Chairs and tables are arranged throughout a dining room on the terrace of Greenbrier Hotel. The room is decorated with plants and statues and features an o...
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Lobby of Westward-Ho Hotel

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Description: View of the lobby of the Westward-Ho Hotel. View features a decorative carved ceiling, furniture, columns, lamps, plants, tile floor, and a chandelier.
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Lounge of Westward-Ho Hotel

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Description: View of the lounge of the Westward-Ho Hotel. The room features a decorative arch doorway on the right, a fireplace, patterned flooring, furniture, and artw...

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