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Bicycle Parking Lot

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Description: A bicycle parking lot at the beach at Point o' Woods, Fire Island’s oldest, self-contained community.
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Car Stuck in Mud

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Description: Three men stand with two horses trying to pull a car out of the mud.
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Gasoline Station

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Description: A small gasoline station and refreshment station advertising distilled water, hot dogs, hamburgers, groceries, coffee, and other products. Near the station...
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Newton's Garage

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Description: A view of a gas station, Newton's Garage, and a repair truck.
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Holland Tunnel

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Description: A view of the Holland Tunnel, a tunnel for automobile traffic between New York City and New Jersey. A sign reads: "Don't sound horn".
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Newton's Garage Service Truck

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Description: Providing battery service and general repairs, the service truck is shown outside Newton's Garage.
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Wells Fargo Express Train Wreck

Date: 03 27 1908
Description: View of the wreck of the Wells Fargo Express number 13, March 27th. Number on the front of the train is "2539." Caption reads: "Wreck of the Wells Fargo Ex...
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"Benjamin F. Packard" Clipper Ship

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Description: View from shoreline of the clipper ship "Benjamin F. Packard" in the harbor. Caption reads: "The clipper ship "Benjamin F. Packard" - A Cargo of fun. Playl...
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S.S. "Nerissa"

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Description: View of the S.S. "Nerissa" ocean liner in the water near New York City. the ship features a large smokestack, two masts and several flags.
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"Queen Of Bermuda" Ocean Liner

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Description: View of the "Queen of Bermuda" ocean liner in the water near New York City. The large ship features three large smokestacks, two masts, and many lifeboats....
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"Queen Mary" Ocean Liner

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Description: Elevated view of the "Queen Mary" ocean liner in port. The large ship features three large smokestacks, two masts and lifeboats. "Queen ary" is painted on ...
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Old Lighthouse

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Description: View toward a man standing in front of the Barcelona Lighthouse, believed to be the oldest existing structure of its kind on the Great Lakes. The lighthous...
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An Old Lighthouse

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Description: A view of the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse, constructed in 1822 on a hill just west of the Genesee River, covered in vines. This light was built in 1822 (n...
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Montauk Lighthouse

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Description: View across water toward the Montauk Lighthouse, in Montauk Point State Park, a U.S. Government Reservation on Long Island. Several people are playing on t...
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Van Cortlandt House Dutch Room

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Description: Interior view of the Dutch room of the Van Cortlandt house, featuring a fireplace, two ornately carved cradles, a wall clock, table, an open chest, polishe...
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Van Cortlandt House Parlor

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Description: Interior view of a parlor in the Van Cortlandt House. Four portraits line the walls and a chandelier hangs above a table with a bowl on it in the center of...
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Airplane Watching

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd of people standing on boats lined up along a pier to watch a bi-winged airplane flying over the water. Large buildings ar...
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"Albany" Steamship

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Description: Elevated view over tree tops of the "Albany" steamship on the Hudson River near West Point. The large ship features three decks full of passengers, several...
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"Hendrick Hudson" Excursion Boat

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Description: View across water toward the "Hendrick Hudson" excursion boat near New York City. Many passengers are on the large excursion boat's three decks. The boat a...
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Van Cortlandt House Dutch Bedroom

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Description: Interior view of a Dutch style bedroom at the Van Cortlandt House which features an enclosed paneled bed compartment with a set of wooden steps set in fron...

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