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New York Harbor

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view, probably early 20th century New York Harbor.
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World Trade Center

Date: 1969
Description: Sign for Commuters Bar and Restaurant with the construction of the World Trade Center building in the background.
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Construction Site Foundation

Date: 1969
Description: View of the cement and steel framework in the foundation of one of the buildings in the World Trade Center. Two men are working on a platform on the wall o...
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Church with Bell Tower

Date: 1969
Description: A church with a bell tower is in the foreground. The framework of one of the towers of the World Trade Center is in the background.
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Old New York City Building

Date: 1969
Description: Upper portion of the facade of an old, run-down building. Faded letters frame an old window or door say: "City of New York / Dept. of Docks."
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Construction Worker and Steel Framework

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker wearing a yellow hard hat stands in the foreground. In the background is the steel framework of one of the The World Trade Center tow...
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Whiteface Mountain Highway Toll Station

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Description: View of the Whiteface Mountain Highway Toll Station, and three cars parked nearby.
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Covered Bridge

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Description: View over water of a covered bridge with latticework windows.
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Cemetery

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Description: Elevated view of a Gothic revival style Trinity church Wall Street and adjacent cemetery. Modern skyscrapers are in the background.
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The Capitol Building

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Description: A view of the capitol building from Washington Avenue. Built in the neo-Renaissance style and architecturally modeled on the Hotel de Ville of Paris, Franc...
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Statue of Liberty

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Description: Elevated view of the Statue of Liberty and surrounding buildings on Liberty Island. A large ship is docked at the island and the waters of the New York Upp...
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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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Thousand Islands Tower

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Description: Elevated view of a round stone tower and a small stone courtyard on the bay in the Thousand Islands.
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Saratoga Springs Grotto

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Description: Elevated view of a man and young girl relaxing at a natural-spring grotto park. The spring feeds a fountain set into a paved and sunken courtyard with an a...
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Rose Garden Gazebo

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Description: A classical-style stone gazebo with a sculpture on a pedestal at the entrance to a rose garden.
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Union Park

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Description: Civil War memorial statue and fountain in a town park with a cannon in the background. Parkgoers relax on the surrounding benches in the shade of trees.
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New York Botanical Gardens

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Description: Fountain of Life in front of Mertz library at the New York Botanical Gardens.
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Slabsides

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Description: 'Slabsides,' the Adirondack-style, rustic cabin and studio of naturalist John Burroughs, constructed by Burroughs and his son, Julian, near his nine acre R...
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Vanderbuilt Tower

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Description: View of Vanderbuilt Tower, a round ivy-covered observation tower.
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Baby Carriage, Fort Tyron Park

Date: 1968
Description: A woman sits on the grass reading next to a baby carriage in Fort Tyron Park. A brush-covered hill surmounted by a square tower rises in the background.

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