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Spotswood Fire Department Engine

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Description: A view of the engine, with four men posing on it, one in front and three in the back. It is parked in an empty lot, with a house to the left. This struct...
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Masonic Temple

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Description: A view of chairs, tables, and plants in the Grand Lodge Hall Conservatory of the Masonic Temple. A fireplace and windows are in the background.
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Elks Club

Date: 1915
Description: A view of a piano, chairs, a table, and a fireplace in the ladies parlor of the Elks Club, founded in 1868. An open window shows a street scene and a home....
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Elks Club Building

Date: 1920
Description: A view of chairs and a table with flowers and papers in the gentlemen's lounging room of the Elks Club, founded in 1868. Caption reads: "Gentlemen's Loungi...
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Iowa Odd Fellows Orphans' Home

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Description: A composite photograph showing two images of Iowa Odd Fellows Orphans' Home. The upper right photograph is a view of the children and adults at the dining ...
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Children's Home

Date: 1910
Description: A view of children piled in a horse-drawn wagon in front of a children's home. The wagon reads, "Springfield Creamery Co." Women wait on the front steps of...
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Block House

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of the Block House, built in 1880, at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. The United States flag waves on a pole atop the Block House....
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Interior view of the lobby, with three wicker chairs sitting in a row in the foreground, and a large room behind it that includes the front desk and numero...
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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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Marine Barracks and Grounds

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Description: A view of a marine barracks from across the grounds. Cannons are on the right, next to a flag pole.
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Workers' Unity House Dance Hall

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Description: A view of the dance hall, with its many windows. On the second floor, a shirt drys in the window. The main house is in the background. Grassy areas and flo...
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Workers' Unity House Dining Room

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Description: View down center of the dining room, looking toward the entrance door. The hall leading from the door to the dining room proper has a long carpet running i...
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Workers' Unity House Library

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Description: View across lawn and path lined with stones toward the library, a detached octagonal structure with windows on all sides. Shrubs and flowers surround the l...
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Ruins of the Old Court House

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Description: View of a wooden structure, with wood planks and wheels on the lawn outside. The sign above the door reads: "H. Farnum, Wheelwright." Caption reads: "Old C...
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Penitentiary

Date: 1921
Description: View across river toward the exterior of the prison, with the central tower and wings. A boat sits at the dock on the far shoreline, and a large smokestack...
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Central Park Officers' House

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Description: An interior view of the library of the Central Park Officers' House. Seven men read in wooden and wicker chairs and decorative lighting hangs from the cei...
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Church of the Holy Spirit

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Description: View toward the front and right side of the church, with a woman and child standing on the steps in front of the door. The building is mostly stucco, but h...
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Methodist Church

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Description: View toward the front and left side of the church with a lamppost at the corner. The left side has tall windows. To the left of the building are two horses...
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Dunkard Church

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Description: View toward the front and left side of the church, with two doors on its facade and partially shuttered windows on its sides. In the background on the righ...
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Church of the Inner Truth

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Description: View across road toward the church, which consists of two small buildings. The windows have awnings, and the yard is fenced. To the left is another buildin...

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