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Covered Bridge

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Description: A view of a covered wooden bridge over the Juniata River with smokestacks in the background.
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Replica House

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Description: A view of the replica of the first house on Revolutionary Burial Hill.
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Country Home

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Description: View of a country home with landscaped yard.
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S.R. Dresser Residence

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Description: Front view of the S.R. Dresser mansion and yard. Solomon Robert Dresser (1842-1911) was the founder of Dresser, Inc., a natural gas and oil company.
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The Espy House

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Description: The Espy House served as President Washington's Headquarters during the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794.
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St. Michael's Industrial School

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Description: A view of St. Michael's Industrial School, with students lined up in formation along the road that leads to the school. Two boys with drums lead the proces...
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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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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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Borden Co. Plant

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Description: View toward the Borden Co. plant, with a truck parked in front with a man standing in the back.
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Powdered Milk Plant

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Description: Elevated view of a powdered milk plant.
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Falls Brewery

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Description: A view of the Falls Brewery, with painted text on the buildings reading, "John Hohenadel Health Beer," "Rival Porter," and "Falls Brewery John Hohenadel."
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Buffington Coke Works

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Description: The roofs and smokestacks of the power house and hoist house of Buffington Coke Works are behind the coke ovens which are in the foreground. Buffington Cok...
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Semet-Solvay Coke Ovens

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Description: Semet-Solvay was founded in 1894, manufacturing coke and its by-products. Caption reads: "Semet-Solvay Coke Ovens, Lebanon, PA."
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Lukens Steel Company

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Description: Lukens Steel Company was founded in 1810, and was the largest employer in Chester County in the 1960s, with over 10,000 workers.
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Bethlehem Steel Company

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Description: The first rails of puddled iron were rolled on Bethlehem Steel Company's rolling mill September 26th, 1863.
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North Lebanon Furnaces

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Description: Robert and George Dawson Coleman built the North Lebanon Furnaces in 1847 and 1848 on the southern slopes of what is now Coleman’s Park. Caption reads: "No...
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Continental Army Hut

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Description: A view of a Continental Army hut in a wooded area. A set of steps lead to the front door.
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Hut at Washington Springs

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Description: A set of stone stairs leads to a small soldiers' hut inhabited during the American Revolution. This view of the hut in a wooded area shows a door, a window...
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Suburban Home Landscaping

Date: 1924
Description: Suburban lawn and shrubbery demonstrate what the original caption describes as "well-planned" landscaping and upkeep.
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Farmhouse's Planting and Fence

Date: 1924
Description: View from a rural road to a farmhouse demonstrating its landscaping and what the original caption describes as a "novel fence." The large barn in the backg...

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