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Wisconsin Commission to Locate Monuments on the Gettysburg's Battlefield Site

Date: 05 1887
Description: Members of the Wisconsin commission to locate monuments gather on the battlefield at Little Round Top.
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U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention

Date: 1910
Description: Members of the United States Pharmacopeial Convention of 1910 participate in an outdoor gathering.
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Reliability Tours

Date: 09 1925
Description: Harry Bruno (second from the left), publicist for airplane builder Anthony Fokker, during the first Ford Air Reliability tour with Paul Smith, Bryce Goldsb...
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General Daniel Brodhead

Date: 1850
Description: Sixth plate daguerreotype of an oval-shaped pendant with a portrait of General Daniel Brodhead (October 1736-November 1809) of Pennsylvania. General Brodhe...
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Wa-Baun-See

Date: 1838
Description: Wau-Baun-See, a hand-colored lithographic portrait of a Potawatamie Indian. This image from McKenney & Hall's "History of the Indian Tribes," (1849-1850) ...
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Gymnasium at Indian Industrial School

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Description: Exterior view of a gymnasium at the Indian Industrial School. A group of men are standing at the entrance.
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Chattanooga CIO Gathering

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Description: CIO gathering, possibly in Chattanooga. Zilphia Horton was in charge of the event. Charlie Horton, second person from Zilphia, in suit with moustache.
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VVAW in Philadelphia

Date: 1976
Description: Demonstration by members of the Philadelphia chapter of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, one year after the war ended.
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P&H Double Extension Gantry Crane

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Description: Double extension gantry crane with a grab-bucket at the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. The crane is stamped with the text "Pawling & Harnischfeger Builders, Mil...
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P&H 40-Ton Type "A" Outdoor Gantry Crane

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton type "A" outdoor gantry crane located at the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. There are men standing near a horse-drawn cart as wel...
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P&H 2-Ton Monorail Hoist in Rail Storage House

Date: 1911
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 2-ton monorail hoist in the William Wharton Jr. & Co. rail storage house. There's a man in the cab and the text on the cab reads "P...
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P&H 5-Ton Auxiliary Type "M" Hoist

Date: 02 10 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton type "M" auxiliary hoist at the Belmont Iron Works. A man wearing a hat is in the cab. The monorail hoist crane, used in stee...
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CNN News Team

Date: 2000
Description: A member of the CNN (Cable News Network) broadcast team testing equipment on the floor of the Republican Convention in Philadelphia.
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Conococheague Creek

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Description: Three people aboard a small rowboat on the Conococheague creek at Wilson College.
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Winona Falls Gorge and Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of Winona Falls Gorge spanned by a small wooden bridge. Someone is resting in the middle of the bridge and a dense stand of pine trees surrou...
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City View

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Description: A city view of a brick building and a cobbled alleyway called Clements Avenue. Two individuals are standing outside the entrance of the building, which be...
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Moravian Cemetery

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Description: A view of Moravian Cemetery in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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Dan Rice Home

Date: 1895
Description: View of the two-story Girard, Pennsylvania home of Dan Rice (1/23/1823 – 2/22/1900), entertainer and circus performer widely regarded as "America's most fa...
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View Down North Main Street

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Description: View of street with cars parked along its side and people walking near storefronts.
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S.R. Dresser Residence

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Description: Side view of the S.R. Dresser residence and driveway. In the driveway, a man sits in a car. Solomon Robert Dresser (1842-1911) was the founder of Dresser, ...

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