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Elevated View of Harbor

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Description: Elevated view from hill of a harbor with docks and shacks along the shoreline.
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Marblehead Bluff

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Description: Elevated view of village homes on the shores of the bay with docked fishing boats in the foreground. Caption reads, "Marblehead, Mass from Rockmere Point."
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Overlooking Marblehead

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Description: Elevated view looking down on the town with the bay and opposite shoreline in distance.
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Old Snow House

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Description: A view of the "Old Snow House," a low wooden house in an isolated setting. Caption reads: "Old Snow House, Chicopee Falls, Mass."
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The Sedgewick Memorial

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Description: A view of the Sedgewick Memorial on Laurel Hill. The monument is in front of a large rock wall, and a man stands on the monument, posing for the camera. Ca...
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View of Town from Swan's Hill

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Description: Elevated view of town and surrounding hills. Caption reads, "General View of Athol, Mass. from Swan's Hill."
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Panoramic View of Town

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Description: Panoramic view of the town's East end and surrounding woods. Caption reads, "Bird's-eye view of East End, Whitinsville, Mass."
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Stockbridge Railroad Station

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Description: Elevated view of Stockbridge Railroad Station. Designed by architect Frank Walker, and built in 1893.- It last served as an operating railroad station in 1...
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Williamstown Railroad Station

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Description: Elevated view of passengers boarding a train at Williamstown Railroad Station, built in 1898 on North Hoosac Road and Cole Avenue. Railroad service started...
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Cranberry Picking

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Description: A group of men picking cranberries in a field.
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Ceremony

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Description: A view of a group of men wearing long overcoats and hats, standing on rough ground. Two men in the center are shaking hands, and a few others are holding s...
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The Renfrew Mill

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Description: Elevated view from hill toward the Renfrew Mill, built in 1868 and added to the National Historic Register in 1982, a large manufacturing plant with the co...
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The Mill at New Ashford

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Description: View from below of the mill at New Ashford with the waterfall below. Caption reads: "Mill at New Ashford from Williamstown, Mass."
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State Sanitorium and Countryside

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Description: Elevated view of the State Sanatorium, constructed in 1898, and a hilly countryside. Below the trees in the foreground stand the many buildings of the sana...
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Gibson's Grove on Lake Buell

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Description: A man and woman sit in front of a cabin in Gibson's Grove on Lake Buell. Multiple benches and chairs stand on the lawn looking over the water.
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Wickett Island, Seen from Pine Tree Inn

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Description: Elevated view of people sunbathing and relaxing on the beach at Wickett Island, while others wade in the lake.
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Pigeon Hill

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Description: View of a park and Pigeon Hill. A fence divides the hilly landscape.
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Farm Estate

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Description: View of a farm estate and barn. Fields and hills surround the buildings.
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North Adams Railroad Station

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Description: Exterior of North Adams Railroad Station, built in 1871. A horse-drawn coach can be seen beside the tracks.
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The State of Massachusetts Compiled from the Best Authorities

Date: 1795
Description: Map of Massachusetts showing counties, cities, roads, islands (including Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard), mountains, hills, lakes, and rivers. Two small e...

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