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Pleasant Plains Memorial

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Description: The Pleasant Plains Memorial statue honoring the soldiers from the fifth ward who fought in World War II. The bronze statue of a woman holding a palm and ...
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Monument of Samuel D. Champlain

Date: 1912
Description: Statue dedicated to the French geographer, explorer and colonialist Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635). A bronze man in a cape stands at the top of the pedes...
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Bird's-Eye View of New York

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Description: Bird's-eye view of the city including the Brooklyn Bridge and the Manhattan Bridge.
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Steamers on the Hudson River

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Description: Elevated view of the two steamships, including the James T. Brett, on the Hudson River, with the central business district of the city in the background.
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James Fenimore Cooper

Date: 1940
Description: Dedicated on August 31, 1940, the Victor Salvatore bronze sculpture of American author James Fenimore Cooper sits in Cooper Park. The statue depicts the a...
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Dedication to Nathan Hale

Date: 1913
Description: A monumental rock dedicated to Nathan Hale (1755-1776), schoolteacher, member of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary war and widely rega...
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Trudeau Monument

Date: 1918
Description: A statue of Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau, a tuberculosis specialist, on the grounds of the Trudeau Sanitorium Historic District. Installed in 1918, the br...
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New York Street Scene

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Description: A street scene of early New York City, featuring a building-lined street, with people walking, riding horses, and riding in carriages. Also pictured are nu...
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Elevated New York Street Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a street scene in downtown, featuring a small park with a fountain, and many pedestrians among tall buildings.
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Gotham Theater and Street Scene

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Description: A view of Gotham Theater and a surrounding street scene, featuring trolleys, horse-drawn vehicles, pedestrians, and an elevated railway.
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Stone Arch

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Description: Close-up of a rough stone arch in Churchill Park. Greenery of the park is is visible through the arch.
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Playland

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Description: A view of Playland, an amusement center with a fountain, a plaza and a casino. Pedestrians stroll across the plaza and three flags fly above the sprawling...
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Stone Arch and Tower

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Description: A stone arch and a stone tower standing among young trees overlooking the water. Loose stone blocks form the shoreline.
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Gazebo

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Description: A view of an ornate gazebo set in a pond. The pond has a fountain spray and tree-lined paved paths of the park are visible in the background while a flowe...
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Gazebo

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Description: A view of an ornate gazebo strung with lights and set in a pond. The pond has a fountain spray and is surrounded by grass and trees. Published by bson [?...
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Palmyra Park

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Description: Rows of folding chairs set up in a park oriented to view a gazebo. Tall trees partially shade the seating arrangement.
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Lovers' Lane

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Description: Two children standing on a paved and tree-lined walk. The captions read: "Hand Colored" and "Lovers' Lane, Fort Covington, N.Y."
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Town Park

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Description: Park with stone-lined waterways, surrounded by woods. In the middle of the image is a small island with a rustic stone hut and in the background are stone...
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Playland Lake Boat House

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Description: View across water toward s large boathouse with a crowd of people in front, and an excursion boat in the foreground on Playland lake. Caption reads: "Roat ...
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Wooded Retreat

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Description: Small round stone building in the woods reflected in a pond or lake.

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