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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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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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Mountain View House

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Description: Men and woman stand outside a mountain view house while playing croquet on the front lawn. Published by Fred W. Brown.
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The Elms

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Description: A group of adults and children sit on the porch of The Elms, a two-story house with an American flag flying from the porch roof. Tree stumps are in the fr...
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Two Older Women Posing Near House

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Description: Portrait of two older women posing standing in front of a house near steps leading up to a door. Both women are wearing blouses and long skirts, and have t...
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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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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view from across street of the church. It has a bell steeple, stained glass windows, double french doors with an archway, and a wall gable facade....
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1925
Description: Street view of the Lutheran Church. The church features stained-glass windows, lancet arched windows and doors and a belfry.
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West View Farmhouse

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Description: Exterior view of West View Farmhouse, built in 1870. Rocking chairs can be seen on the house's porch.
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John B. Pinnel Residence

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Description: Exterior of the residence of John B. Pinnel, an old gabled home on a residential street. A Ford automobile can be seen parked on the street. Published by T...
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Four Boys in Costumes

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Description: Four boys dressed in Indian costumes sit in a row on the concrete steps to a large porch of a house. A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch on t...
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Summit Second Sunday Church

Date: 07 1965
Description: A church photographed by a civil rights volunteer.

"Summit 2nd Sunday church. Rev. Shaw[?] minister. Because a nearby neighbor who was sitting up all nig...

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Houses, Beekman Quarters

Date: 1966
Description: Several houses along a dirt road. A person stands in the doorway of one house. "'Some roofs leak worse than others, but we all get wet inside when it rains...
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Pheba Freedom House

Date: 1965
Description: Front view of the Pheba Freedom House, used by civil rights workers. Along the walls and doors, bullet holes have been highlighted with circles.
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Public School

Date: 1926
Description: Public school and grounds. There is a slide on the lawn on the right. A dirt path leads up to the stairs to the entrance.
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Preston Church

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Description: Wooden church with a bell tower and a stable in the back on the right. Fences and fields are in the background.
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Public School

Date: 1922
Description: View of the public school in a rural area. The front door is inset, and two small square windows flank the entrance. A small structure with a roof houses a...
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German Lutheran Church

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Description: Three-quarter view of front and side of the German Lutheran Church, a brick building with steps to the entrance. There are narrow arched windows, a belfy w...
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German Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1912
Description: View from road of the German Methodist Episcopal Church. The double doorway has an arched window above it, and another circular window with a decorative fr...
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German Lutheran Church and Parsonage Erected 1908

Date: 1911
Description: View across street of the German Lutheran Church. There is a lamppost and a sign at the foot of the stairs. A fenced-in churchyard is on the right. The par...

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