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First Methodist Church

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Description: Interior view of First Methodist Church, including a rosette window, altar, and part of the seating area. The altar area contains a pulpit flanked by two c...
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Ocean Grove Auditorium

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Description: View from balcony of Ocean Grove Auditorium, built in 1894. The vast seating provided space for the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association. A platform stands...
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Lake Chautauqua Auditorium

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Description: Interior of an auditorium at Lake Chautauqua, founded in 1874. The audience observes a group of people on a platform in the center. A flag hangs from the c...
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Blessed Sacrament Church Rectory

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Description: View of Blessed Sacrament Church Rectory. Two rows of children walk on the sidewalk beside telephone poles.
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Saint Joseph's Guest House

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Description: View of the main entrance of Saint Joseph's Guest House. A statue of Jesus stands before the entrance, surrounded by flowers and plants.
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Mount St. Joseph

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Description: The entrance hallway contains a large statue of St. Joseph carrying Jesus with a vase of flowers and chalice sitting at the feet. The ceiling has heavy cro...
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School of the Brown County Ursulines

Date: 1910
Description: A view down the hallway at the School of the Brown County Ursulines. Mirrors hang on the walls and a statue stands to the right. A staircase is in the bac...
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United States Wireless Station

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Description: View of a United States Wireless Station. A residential building stands to the left of a tall tower where piles of lumber can be seen. Caption reads: "U.S....
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Hathorn Hall at Bates College

Date: 1920
Description: View of Hathorn Hall at Bates College. Completed in 1857, the hall is a small brick building featuring a bell tower. A man is seen walking on the sidewalk ...
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Old and New Recitation Halls at New Salem Academy

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Description: View of the old and new Recitation Halls at New Salem Academy, a school founded in 1795. The old hall, built in 1838, stands on the left. To the right, th...
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Reunion of the Grand Army of the Republic

Date: 09 07 1937
Description: Group portrait of the members of the Grand Army of the republic at a reunion. The group appears to be posing on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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The Selleck Overlook Military Academy

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Description: Exterior of the Selleck Overlook Military Academy, completed in 1906. The castle-like structure features a lamp post near a staircase at the entrance, as w...
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Fonthill Castle at the College of Mount Saint Vincent

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Description: Elevated view of Fonthill Castle, built in 1852. The ivy-covered castle began as the convent for the College of Mount Saint Vincent, founded by the Sisters...
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Nun's Refectory

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Description: A view of the refectory which has a large rectangular table that has a large wooden cross, and a skull. Benches are behind smaller oblong tables that line ...
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Mary Baldwin Seminary

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Description: View from across a road of a row of buildings of Mary Baldwin Seminary, established in 1842. A stone fence and stairs separate the lawn from the sidewalk. ...
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Old Medical College Building

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Description: Front view of the Old Medical College building, built in 1835. A walkway leads to stairs of the large stone-block Classical building. The frieze and archit...
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Baker University

Date: 1900
Description: View toward front and left side of Old Science Hall at Baker University. The structure is made of brick with a stone foundation. A bell tower sits on top o...
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Main Buildings of Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View across campus toward the main buildings of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. On the left, Ponder Hall stands, erected in 1883. Addie Upshaw Hall ...
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Ponder Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View from the porch of Tift Hall toward Ponder Hall, which opened in 1883. The building was erected on the campus of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849.
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Tift Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View of Tift Hall at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. Trees are on the lawn in front of the hall, and a set of stairs lead to the porch.

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