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Chagrin Dam

Date: 1910
Description: Dam on the Chagrin river near Adams Bag Company with buildings in background. Caption reads: "Dam at Adams Bag Co. Chagrin Falls, Ohio."
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St. Helena Episcopal Church

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Description: View of the stone wall and gate to St. Helena Episcopal Church. Trees partially conceal the building. Caption reads: "Entrance to St. Helena Church, Beaufo...
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Lincoln Cabin

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Description: A view of what might be one of the Illinois cabins associated with Abraham Lincoln or his family. Text in lower left corner reads: "Photo by HC Wood."
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Lincoln's Home

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Description: Abraham Lincoln’s home, located at 426 S. 7th Street. The only home ever owned by Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln, the family resided there from 1844-1861.
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Birthplace of Nathan Hale

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Description: The birthplace of Nathan Hale, martyr soldier of the American Revolution. Caption reads: "Nathan Hale Birthplace, So. Coventry, Conn."
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Wolf Den Farm

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Description: A view of Wolf Den Farm, best known for the wolf's den where General Israel Putnam killed the last wolf in Connecticut.
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Spinning Wool

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Description: View of woman sitting with spinning wheel, bulk wool and a yarn winder by a stone wall with a cooking fireplace in it. Plants grow on the ground nearby, th...
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Walhall Estate Garden

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Description: View of pathway through an elaborate garden on the Walhall Estate. Features large ceramic vases, a trellis and a metal fence as well as a stone pathway and...
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Trying to Ride a Bucking Bronco

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a ranch hand riding a bucking horse. To the left is a man or boy standing near the stone wall enclosure. In the background are hi...
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Wall Street in a Country Town

Date: 1895
Description: Street level view of a dirt road through a country town with pedestrians looking on, a horse-drawn carriage approaching and the facades of a few brick and ...
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Street Corner in Bermuda

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Description: The apex of two streets in a densely built town in Bermuda. Five boys relax by a stone wall and small tree, and rooftops stretch into the distance down the...
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Grist Mill

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Description: View from road with a stone wall toward a small stone building housing a grist mill, with a large water wheel on the right side. Surrounding the grist mill...
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Moravian Mill

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Description: View across road toward a Moravian Mill, a large stone building. Two men are posed in the open door of an elevated landing of what may be a small loading d...
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Casemates at Fortress Monroe

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Description: A view of casemates, a row of dwellings in a stone wall, in which Jefferson Davis was confined. Trees are in the foreground.
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"Revolution," East Village

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of a graffiti painted wall that reads, "Pill" and "Only Revolution Ends War!" framed by hammer and sickles.
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Alligator Attack

Date: 1903
Description: Humorous posed photograph of a woman in a wagon being attacked by an alligator. The alligator is stuffed and propped against the side of the wagon. The wom...
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New York State Reformatory

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Description: Elevated view of the regiment, lined up in a courtyard. Men with firearms face the viewer, while other men stand to the right side. The band stands at the ...
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Meeting House

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Description: View toward front and left side of the meeting house constructed of field stone, with white shutters and doors on both sides. A wooden addition is on the b...
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Presbyterian Church

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Description: View across lawn toward the front and right side of the church which has a field stone foundation and half timber sides. The roof has several gables, and t...
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St. Johns' Church

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Description: View from cemetery toward the church. The main entrance at the front is below the belfry. A path runs in front of the property. Caption reads: "St. John's ...

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