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Colonial Trade Room

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Description: An interior view of a colonial trade room of an old fort in New York.
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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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Homestead Bank

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Description: Homestead Bank, a two-story stone and wood building, from across the street.
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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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Eastman Theatre

Date: 1922
Description: Front view of the Eastman Theatre, which opened in 1922, from across the street. The large curving stone building with classical details wraps around the ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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School House

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Description: Exterior view of a stone school house, including a covered entrance in front and a sidewalk around the building. Caption reads: "Old Stone School House, Wi...
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Akin Library, Quaker Hill

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Description: View across road and lawn toward the vine-covered facade of Akin Library on Quaker Hill. Hills are in the background.
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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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Spinning Wool

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Description: View of woman sitting with spinning wheel, bulk wool and a yarn winder by a stone wall with a cooking fireplace in it. Plants grow on the ground nearby, th...

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