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Melchior House

Date: 08 05 1925
Description: The Melchior Hotel on the Mississippi River, with the "brewery at near end." There is a prominent stone portion at right center with several wings or addit...
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Abandoned Farm with Overgrown Yard

Date: 09 04 1967
Description: An abandoned farm with overgrown foliage. In the background is a farmhouse. The doorway is detailed with decorative pilasters or engaged columns flanking t...
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Barn Roof Detail

Date: 05 18 1966
Description: Two large trees grow near two barns. Moss grows on the roof of the barn in the foreground. A large, open valley is in the background.
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Pigeon House

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Description: View of a tall wood structure with rows of holes, perhaps a pigeon house. A cyclone fence is in front of it, and behind are industrial buildings. In the fa...
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Building with Billboard

Date: 04 16 1980
Description: View from across street of a rectangular dilapidated building featuring arched windows. A billboard for H. Dan Wright Insurance is under the fire escape.
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Ruins of a Government Building

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Description: The ruins of an old stone government post building. Caption reads: "Old Government Post Building, Fort Smith, Ark. 'On the Frisco'."
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Ruins on the San Cruz River

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Description: View of ancient ruins. Caption reads: "Ancient Ruins on San Cruz River, Tucson, Ariz."
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Washington Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the Washington Bridge, crossing over numerous railroad tracks. In the foreground is a train engine, dwellings, and a dilapidated brick str...
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Shirley House

Date: 1900
Description: The famous "Shirley House" or "White House," stands near the Jackson Road, which was between the Union and Confederate entrenchments during the siege of Vi...
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Pilgrim Meeting House

Date: 1887
Description: Historic re-creation painting of two Pilgrims approaching an old fort converted into their first meeting house. Painted by W.L. Williams.
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Old Inn

Date: 1935
Description: A deteriorating, large, two-story building with Greek revival features, which may have served as an inn or hotel. The windows are boarded up or broken and ...
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Autumn Farm Scene

Date: 1920
Description: A small farmhouse in the Greek Revival style stands near a field with corn shocks and pumpkins. Large evergreens line the lane, and a barn is in the backgr...
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Dunham School

Date: 1946
Description: Hand-colored photograph of Dunham School, standing in a grove of trees, surrounded by a fence. The building is built of brick and has a bell tower, with a ...
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Fishkill Creek Ruins

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Description: Water-level view of a brick building's ruins on a cliff overlooking Fishkill creek. Caption reads, "Scene on Creek at Glenham."
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The Old Water Mill

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Description: A view of the old water mill, with a bridge over the stream in the background. Caption reads: "The Old Water Mill, Bardstown, KY."
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Portrait of Man and Boy with Old Mill

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Description: View toward a man and a younger boy posed leaning on a fence in front of an old mill. The mill was built in 1822.
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Ruins of an Old Mill

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Description: Elevated view across water toward mill ruins on the shoreline. A pile of logs are next to the dilapidated structure. In the far background is a bridge and ...
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A Boy, East 102nd Street

Date: 1968
Description: A boy in a short coat stands in front of a brick wall in a debris-strewn alley at East 102nd Street.
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Fort Pulaski

Date: 1938
Description: Light shines through the arches of a portico onto the walkway of Fort Pulaski, completed in 1847.
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Old Stone House at Bull Run Battlefield

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Description: A fence surrounds an old stone house and trees at Bull Run Battlefield. Caption reads: "Stone House, Bull Run Battlefield, Va."

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