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Men in Field with Roller Coaster in Background

Date: 07 03 1912
Description: Five men standing in a field with harvested wheat and straw. There is a rollercoaster in the background on the left.
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St. Joseph's College

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Description: View of a tree-lined walkway to Mother Seton's Spring at St. Joseph's College. A swing set and bench are on the right, and a line of shrubs is in the dista...
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The Boardwalk

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Description: View down wide boardwalk, with a man and a young girl sitting on a boardwalk bench on the left. Several other people look out at the ocean from the railing...
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The Boardwalk and Beach

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd of people gathered on the boardwalk. In the background people are walking on the beach, and walking and swimming in the ocea...
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Bathing Beach

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Description: Elevated view of people relaxing on benches in the foreground, and people sitting on the beach and wading in the water along the seashore.
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Sunbathing at the Colonial Hotel

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Description: Men and women sit beneath umbrellas on the beach in front of the Colonial Hotel. In the background people are walking on an elevated boardwalk.
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Swimming and Playing on the Shore

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view across water towards couples, adults, and children sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. In the distance is an establishment with ...
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Hemmeter Auto & Electrical Supplies Storefront

Date: 02 04 1929
Description: A display window for the "F. HEMMETER, JR. AUTO & ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES RADIOS - TIRES" showing a scale model diorama of an International truck and two men i...
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Robert Ball Throwing a Baseball at Social Security Night

Date: 1970
Description: Robert Ball throws the ball out to the catcher before the opening pitch of a baseball game dedicated as Social Security Night at the Orioles old Baltimore ...
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Wilbur J. Cohen and His Brother

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Description: Wilbur J. Cohen holds an ax over his brother's neck. His brother has put his head on a log stump. The location is Wilbur Cohen's home in Silver Spring, Mar...

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