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Noble Street

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Description: A view of Noble Street, taken from the right side of the street, near the curb. Sidewalks line both sides of the street, parts of it paved with brick. A pa...
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S. Broad Street, near Third

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Description: A view of S. Broad Street. Sidewalks line both sides of the streets. Trees also line both sides, leaving most houses partially obscured. A few people can ...
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S. Sixth Avenue

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Description: A view of south Sixth Avenue, looking down hill. Houses line both sides of the street, with one tree visible in the foreground and multiple trees lining bo...
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Thompson Street, Looking East

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Description: A view of Thompson Street, with people sitting on their porches and standing in the street. Trees line the street. Caption reads: "Thompson Street, (lookin...
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Main Street

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Description: A view of Main Street. Houses line both sides of the street, as do trees, which partially obscure the houses. Telephone and/or electric lines run parallel ...
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Loading Hay

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Description: Agricultural workers are loading hay onto a wagon pulled by two horses in the vicinity of Carbondale or Elk Hill. A man sits in a horse-drawn carriage near...
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Railroad Station

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Description: A horse-drawn carriage waits at the Oxford Railway Station which celebrated its opening on December 18, 1860.
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Service Station

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Description: The Molino Service Station and grill on former U.S. Route 120, now Pennsylvania Route 61. Signs on the building advertise "Bar-B-Q," "Lunch," and "Ice Crea...
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The Washington Inn

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Description: View of the exterior of the Washington Inn, including screened-in second-floor porches and wrought-iron flourishes. A row of chairs is near the ground floo...
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The Peters House

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Description: A view of the Peters House (hotel) annex exterior, and an automobile parked in front.
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Charter House Hotel

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Description: View across road toward the Charter House Hotel. A driver is sitting in an early touring automobile in front, and other people are standing nearby.
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Tobacco Field

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Description: View of a tobacco field.
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Man Driving International Model M Truck

Date: 1912
Description: Man driving an International Model M truck on a scenic dirt road.
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Building The New Bridge

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Description: Slightly elevated view of several people overlooking a bridge under construction. Caption reads: "Building The New Bridge, Berwick, PA."
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West Ward

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Description: Elevated view of the West Ward of town including the hospital. View features many large wooden buildings built on a hillside with a lumber yard in the fore...
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Westmoreland County Courthouse

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Description: Elevated view of the town with the Westmoreland County Courthouse centered in the background. The town has densely built large houses and tall buildings. C...
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Stream Bed and Country Road

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Description: View looking north from a covered bridge, including a rocky stream-bed and a tree-lined dirt road with houses and other wooden buildings. Caption reads, "V...
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Juniata Crossings

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Description: Juanita Crossing from a dirt road including a covered bridge, a stone farmhouse with a wooden addition, empty wagons and surrounding woods. Caption reads, ...
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The First Oil Well

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Description: Drake Well, named for Edwin Drake, is credited as the first oil well and was constructed in 1859.
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Drake Well Museum

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Description: The Museum at Drake Well Memorial Park commemorates the construction of Drake Well in 1859.

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