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Washburn and Woodman Bank

Date: 1932
Description: View from across street of the Washburn and Woodman Bank building, erected by C.C. Washburn and Cyrus Woodman. The bank was established in 1846 and operate...
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Chanticleer Building

Date: 02 21 1930
Description: Chanticleer Orchestra managers, each with a dog at his side, sitting on the front steps of a building with an awning overhead that reads "Chanticleer."
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Arched Entrance of Lowell School

Date: 04 06 1944
Description: View from street towards the entrance to the Lowell Elementary School, 401 Maple Avenue.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1910
Description: A group portrait of three women and two men outdoors on the steps of the Yerkes Observatory, a facility of the University of Chicago.
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Swiss Chalet

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Description: Exterior of Swiss Chalet, a two-story restaurant. Stairs lead to two doors, and between them, a sign reads, "Air Conditioned." Flowers and shrubs adorn the...
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Saltsburg House

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Description: View across road toward men and women sitting on the porch of the three-story Saltsburg House hotel. Awnings are along the front of the porch, and a sign f...
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Oxford Hotel

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Description: Exterior view from intersection toward the Oxford Hotel, built in 1858. Stairs on the right side lead to a porch, and a sign on the balcony reads, "Ye Old ...
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Entrance of Greenbrier Hotel

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Description: Elevated view toward the driveway and entrance to the Greenbrier Hotel, built in 1913. The building features a port-cochere and a set of stairs leading to ...
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Opera House

Date: 1900
Description: Two men stand near the entrance to the Opera House. Below a central clock tower, signboards advertise upcoming performances, including "Bud Hicks', 'The Ya...
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Peaks of Otter Lodge

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Description: Exterior of Peaks of Otter Lodge. The wooden shelter, built into the surrounding rock, features a doorway in the stone, ground floor, and one in the wooden...
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Congregational Church

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Congregational Church, featuring the church building with arched windows, an arched entrance, a chimney, and a bell tower.
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Congregational Church

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Description: Exterior view of the Congregational Church, featuring the church building with arched windows, an arched entrance, a chimney, and a bell tower.
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Advent Church

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Description: Exterior view of the Advent Church, featuring the church building situated next to a dwelling on the right.
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Advent Church

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Advent Church, featuring the church building situated next to a dwelling in the background. A sidewalk and fence are in the foreground...
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German Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the front and side of the German Methodist Evangelical Church, which is a simple building with arched windows, a chimney, and wooden steps...
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W.C.T.U. Temple

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U) Temple. The temple is a simple building with a tower with a weather vane above the main e...
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Methodist Evangelical Church

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Description: Exterior view from across road of the Methodist Evangelical Church. The building has arched windows and a bell tower. Above the entrance is a round window...
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Farmer's Bank

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Description: View from across street of the Farmer's Bank building on a corner. Behind the bank building are wood buildings, one of which has a sign that says, in part,...
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Lafayette County Courthouse

Date: 1929
Description: View from across road of the exterior of the Lafayette County Courthouse. The building features a Classic Revival style with a domed clock tower, columns, ...
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Union High School

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Description: Union High School, constructed in 1871. It later probably became a grade school. A man, woman and three children are posed sitting and standing on the step...

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