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Filter: Year of 1900-1999
Filter: Creator Name of Gillett, Sherwin
| Date: | 04 1925 |
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| Description: | View of the wood trellis fence and columns that frame the entrance gate to the Silver-Dale Resort. A group of people are sitting on the porch of a refreshm... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View of the entrance to the Devi-Bara Resort. There is sign on the fence that reads, "Saddle Horses - 1/2 block" and another sign on a tree denoting that t... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View from across road of a grocery store and gas station, with a home next door. The store features two pumps and advertises Deep Rock motor oil, Coca-Cola... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a two-story house with a front porch and an enclosed porch on the side. In the background is a barn or outbuilding. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of exterior of the Honeymoon Cottage in Effinger Park. It features a screened porch. There are two other cottages behind it. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of buildings in Effinger Park. A dirt road leads up to the house where two cars are parked. There is a picnic table and a large tree in the f... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Row of cabins in Effinger Park. Each has a screened back porch. Picnic tables, sling-back chairs, and a parked car are under the trees on the lawn. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of a row of cabins at the Panoramic Resort. There are two cars parked on the left. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Exterior of a schoolhouse with a bell tower and flag pole. In the background is a farm, and fields and hills. A sign on the side of the tower says "1903". |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View up hill of two men standing at the entrance of the public school. There is a hand-pump near the entrance, and a bell tower on the roof of the school. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Methodist Evangelical Church. The building features a sign that says: M.E. 1893. There is a lamp over the entrance, a small, lattice-e... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View of the side of a mill. The mill has a large awning over a loading dock. A man with a beard and a hat stands near the side of the mill. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View from yard of blacksmith shop, a home, and a two-story building with a "Gold Medal Flour" sign. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View down steep road with guard rail. A car is parked on the side of the road on the right. Over the railing, there is a river and a town with a church bui... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View from hill of a church [?], shed, and cemetery in a valley. A dirt road is on the left. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior of church on hill with arched French doors and a steeple. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | View down middle of tree-lined road of a carriage approaching from a distance. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | A man drives a team of horses pulling a wagon across a bridge. The man is standing atop the barreled goods, holding the reins. There is dung on the road. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of the village. Cropland and barns cover much of the landscape. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | The exterior of the white public school building. Trees and bushes partially obstruct the view. |
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