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Porch at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: View from grounds toward patients sitting on the porch of the rotunda at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe. A nurse stands near ...
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One of the C.S.A. Generals Whose Quiet Will Soon Be Disturbed

Date: 1860
Description: A relaxed man sits in a chair reading a paper with his slippers on. He has food and drink on a nearby table. Below the captions reads "One of the C.S.A. ge...
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Soldiers Relaxing and Talking

Date: 07 1942
Description: Four soldiers are seated under a canopy in Panama, relaxing and talking.
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Bayview Beach

Date: 1910
Description: A group of sunbathing adults and children standing and sitting near a blanket, folding chairs, and umbrella set up on a beach. In the background, swimmers ...
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Vacationers on a Resort Beach

Date: 1910
Description: View of a resort shoreline lined with vacation houses. People walk along the beach, swim, and sit on the sand or on an elevated boardwalk near the water.
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Swimming at the Beach

Date: 1920
Description: Men, women, and children swim in the water between two docks. Children in the foreground play with a flotation device.
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Playland -- The Bathing Beach

Date: 1928
Description: People sunbathe on the beach at Playland while others swim in the surf. A turreted building decorated with flags is in the background. Caption reads: "The...
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Playland Beach and Boardwalk

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view of the beach and boardwalk at Playland, crowded with people walking on the boardwalk, sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. The be...
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Wriests Beach

Date: 1915
Description: An elevated lifeguard station stands on the sand at Wriests Beach while people sunbathe on the beach and wade in the water. The sign on the lifeguard stati...
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Elmwood Grove Camp Grounds

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Description: Two men wearing hats and suit coats sit in a wooded area at the Elmwood Grove campgrounds.
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Camp Kennington

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Description: Campers relax in front of their tents in a wooded grove at Camp Kennington. The women and children are wearing light-colored dresses, and the man is wearin...
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Sunbathing at the Colonial Hotel

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Description: Men and women sit beneath umbrellas on the beach in front of the Colonial Hotel. In the background people are walking on an elevated boardwalk.
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Swimming and Playing on the Shore

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view across water towards couples, adults, and children sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. In the distance is an establishment with ...
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The Oceanic Hotel

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of the Oceanic Hotel as seen from the street. Three people sit on the front porch of the hotel and an American flag flies from a pole in the fro...
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The Samoset

Date: 1910
Description: A group of adults, mostly women, walk along the Rockland Breakwater. The Samoset Resort is in the background on the shoreline. Caption reads: "The Samoset ...
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A Row of Bungalows

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Description: A view of a row of wooden vacation homes bordering a wooded area. In the foreground a woman sits on her front porch and looks toward the camera. Others peo...
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The Oakbirch Inn and Casino

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Description: A view of the inn, casino, and other structures at The Oakbirch Inn and Casino taken from a tree-lined road. A man sits in the passenger side of a car park...
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Wickett Island, Seen from Pine Tree Inn

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Description: Elevated view of people sunbathing and relaxing on the beach at Wickett Island, while others wade in the lake.
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A Residence

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Description: View across yard toward a three-story home surrounded by trees. The pillars of the two-story porch and the corners of the structure resemble Corinthian col...
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Playing in Hawaii

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Description: Two men slide down a waterfall in Hawaii. One of them is Fred Niendorf, a friend of Lewis Arms.

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