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Tower Hill Trail

Date: 1945
Description: Tower Hill State Park trail leading to the top of the shot tower shaft.
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James Staudacher

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Description: James Staudacher, the first person to hike the Ice Age Trail in its entirety.
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The Dam Road House

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Description: View across snow-covered road towards several men and horses in front of the Dam Road House on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail. Caption reads: "The Dam Road Hou...
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Salchaket Trading Post and Munson's Road House

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Description: Exterior view of the Salchaket Trading Post and Munson's Road House on the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail. Log buildings are along a snowy path. Caption reads: "Mu...
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Park at Kilbourn Reservoir

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of city over Kilbourn Park Reservoir. In the grass is the name of the park in large white letters. Caption reads: "Kilbourn Park Reservoir, M...
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Vine-Covered Arch

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Description: A wide pathway in a wooded area has an arched trellis covered in vines. On the left is a small brick column with a sign reading: "Do Not Enter Here".
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Park Spring

Date: 1905
Description: Travelers stop by a spring in the woods for water with their early-model automobile. Two boys are standing at the spring, and a young girl stands above the...
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Street Scene

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Description: View from unpaved road toward houses down a side dirt road leading toward a beach in the background. A man stands on the porch of the house in the left for...
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Louisiana Baptist Orphanage

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Description: A view from across the dirt path of Louisiana Baptist Orphanage, constructed in 1903. A fence surrounds the building which has tall windows.
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Elevated view of the entrance, with the covered walkway and a "Welcome" sign, to the Unity House complex. The dirt road leading to the main house can be se...
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Lutherland Trail Entrance

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Description: View of Lutherland Nature Trail entrance. View features a small wooden bridge beneath a wood archway with a sign that says "Nature Trail". The archway and ...
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Y.M.C.A.

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Description: A group of people poses for a portrait in front of a Y.M.C.A. building. A man dressed as a Native American chief stands at the center of the image and a w...
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Lovely Wooded Path

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Description: View down a wooded path. A large tree on the left, inscribed with initials, carries a sign reading, "Notice, Trespassing Forbidden."
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Market Place

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Description: Elevated view of a market place featuring stores and offices. In the foreground is a trail through a group of trees on a lawn that leads to the J.G. Smyth ...
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Swanson Cottages, Lake Ripley

Date: 1926
Description: A cottage with a "Hill-Side" sign. An outhouse is to the right of the cottage. There is a path up the hill on the left.
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City Park

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Description: A pathway through a park. There is a playground on the right, and a boy is nearby on what appears to be a shoreline. A pavilion is beyond trees on the left...
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Howland House

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Description: Exterior view of Howland House, a colonial dwelling. Text on the sign outside the house reads, "Oldest House in Plymouth, Built 1667-Restored 1913, The la...
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Scenic View

Date: 1914
Description: View down path along rough road towards a building labeled "No. 4". The De Soto Depot, railroad tracks, a boxcar, and the Mississippi River are below on th...
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Yellowstone Trail

Date: 04 1984
Description: The 'Yellowstone Trail' at one time passed through the village. Les Beck displays a sign next to a present day road sign."
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Lover's Lane

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Description: A path along railroad tracks on the left and a river on the right. Tall bushes are along the river. Trees and a fence are to the left lining the railroad t...

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