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New York Harbor

Date: 1904
Description: New York Harbor, with the Statue of Liberty and various boats.
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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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Arthur Page and Statue of Liberty

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Description: Arthur W. Page (far left in eyeglasses and hat), poses with business associates and a little girl in costume. The Statue of Liberty is in the background.
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Statue of Liberty as Photographed Upon Arrival into the United States by Holocaust Survivor

Date: 1947
Description: The Statue of Liberty and New York Harbor as photographed by Holocaust survivor, Louis Koplin. Taken from the ship carrying him from Europe to the United S...
Poster

Travel By Train, New York Travel Poster

Date: 1934
Description: An original lithograph promoting both New York City as "the wonder city of the world," and train travel. Featuring the artist Adolph Treidler, the poster d...
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Saratoga Monument

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Description: Ground level view of the Saratoga Monument, a brick obelisk framed by trees.
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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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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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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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Lake Chautauqna

Date: 1911
Description: Two sailors in a sailboat on Lake Chautauqna with the Lewis Miller Memorial bell tower on the point in the background.
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Spencer Trask Monument

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Description: A monument entitled "The Spirit of Life" dedicated to the memory of the financier and philanthropist, Spencer Trask, that features a statue, a stone wall a...
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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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Mayham Memorial Stone

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Description: A view of four men and a dog. Caption reads: "Moving the Mayham Memorial Stone into Place. South Gilboa near Stamford, N.Y."
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Civil War Monument

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Description: A view of the monument, which contains, in low relief, men as civilians and as soldiers. In front of this is a sculpture of an angel with a sword in her ha...
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The Great Union Meeting

Date: 04 20 1861
Description: Elevated stereograph view of the Great Union Meeting at the New York City Union Square.
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Revolutionary War Memorial

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Description: View of a Revolutionary War Memorial, erected by Mrs. Nancy M. Parke in 1903. A liberty bell and eagle sit atop a list of soldiers of the war in 1776.
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Monument to the Minisink Battle

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Description: View of a monument to the Minisink Battle. The plaque reads, "Erected by the Historical Societies of the Minisink Country and of the State of New York on t...
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Grotto at the Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: A statue of the Madonna stands in a niche of the grotto at the Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle.

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