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Monticello Interior

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Description: Interior view of Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. This view of the parlor displays Greek architectural decor and features a chandelier, large mirrors,...
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Nellie Custis Bedroom at Mount Vernon

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Description: View of Nellie Custis' bedroom in Mount Vernon, the residence of George Washington. Nellie Custis, the granddaughter of Martha Washington and step-granddau...
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Painting of a Cook

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Description: Amateur painting by Eleanor R. Craighill. Representing a woman in an apron and hat polishing(?) a pot in front of the kitchen fireplace in the Governor's P...
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Dining Room

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Description: A view of an early American dining room in Michie Tavern.
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Mount Vernon

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Description: Interior view of Mount Vernon, built in 1757 by George Washington. Curtis' Music Room houses a harpsichord, as well as other instruments.
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Early American Interior

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Description: Interior view of an early American home. The room features an elaborate fireplace, a violin, and paintings.
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Stratford Hall Kitchen

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Description: Interior view of the Stratford Hall kitchen, featuring an extensive hearth. Built in 1725, Stratford Hall was the ancestral home of the family of Robert E...
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Ash Lawn Kitchen

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Description: Interior view of the kitchen at Ash Lawn, built in 1799 by Thomas Jefferson.
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Dining Room at Monticello

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Description: Interior view of the dining room at Monticello, residence of Thomas Jefferson, built in 1772. A long dining table leads to a fireplace flanked by two door...
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John Llewellyn Lewis

Date: 1953
Description: John L. Lewis sitting in his living room next to a fireplace with a clock on the mantle. There is a radio on a stand on the right.
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Cabin Downstairs — Walnut Grove

Date: 02 15 1938
Description: Interior view of stone fireplace downstairs. There are andirons inside the fireplace. Debris is on the floor. There is an unopened bag of Atlas cement near...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: View of exterior chimney at end of slave cabin. Scaffolding is along the side of the building on the right, and stone and wood debris is in the foreground....
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Cabin Upstairs — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: Interior view of log cabin upstairs. A small fireplace is on the far wall at the end of the cabin, and the peaked roof of beams and wood is exposed. Lumber...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: Interior view towards the fireplace. Debris is on the floor. Handwritten on back: "Fireplace first floor of slave cabin. Note old andirons."
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View of side of slave cabin with a small window. Steps are on the end of the building on the left. An exterior stone chimney is on the end of the cabin on ...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: View towards the front of the slave cabin built of chinked logs with a peaked roof. Steps lead up to the closed door, and a small window is on the left. Th...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: Interior view of a corner of the slave cabin which has a brick floor. There is a door on the left, a window to the right of the door, and a fireplace on th...
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Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 08 04 1938
Description: Interior view of a corner of the slave cabin which has a brick floor. A fireplace is on the far wall, and a bed is on the right. Handwritten on back: "Inte...

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