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Reuben Gold Thwaites Rowing the "Pilgrim"

Date: 05 09 1894
Description: Reuben Gold Thwaites rowing the skiff the "Pilgrim" on the Ohio River.
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Journalist Fleming with Republicans McCarthy and Kohler

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Description: Journalist Robert Fleming with Wisconsin Republicans Joseph R. McCarthy and Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Although only faintly seen, Senator McCarthy has autogra...
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Elevated View of Elizabeth River and Railroad

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Description: Elevated view of the city, which includes a factory, numerous buildings, railroad tracks, a bridge, Elizabeth river, and hills in the background.
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Elevated Town View

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Description: Elevated view of city, including miners' homes set in the hills, and in the foreground railroad tracks and numerous cars parked along the street in front o...
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Family Garden

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Description: A family garden in a company town for the Consolidation Coal Co. Five people are displaying their produce among the garden and the nearby buildings.
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Harper's Ferry

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Description: View of Harper's Ferry, showing the pontoon bridge and bridge (extreme left) which was destroyed in 1861.
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Exterior of Home with Garden

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Description: A girl sits on the steps of a small home surrounded by a lush garden. Fairmont was a company town of Consolidated Coal Company.
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Row of Homes

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Description: Several people sit on the porches of a row of homes in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company.
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Residential Street

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Description: Children and adults stand in an unpaved rural street lined with homes in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company.
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Residential Street

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Description: View of an unpaved rural street in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. In the distance, a boy leads a flock of birds down the street.
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Home and Garden

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Description: Side view of a home and garden in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. Two women are on the side porch of the house, and ivy covers the front porch...
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Home and Garden

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Description: Front view of home and garden, with ivy covering the front porch, in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company.
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Front Porch and Yard

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Description: View of the front of a home, porch and yard in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. An archway covered with ivy is in front of the home.
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Three Women with Leaves

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Description: Three women in sun hats pose with large leaves next to a building covered with a gourd vine, in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company.
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Large Group Standing Near Home

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Description: A large group of adults and children pose near a home in a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. On the right side of the home vines are growing on a ...
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Women Sitting on Porch

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Description: A group of eight women poses on the porch of a two-story home. The yard in front of the home is filled with flowers. Taken in a company town of Consolidate...
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Couple and Child In Garden

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Description: A couple and a child stand next to their home, which is covered with ivy. A large vegetable and flower garden surrounds the home, and cornfields are in the...
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Home and Yard

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Description: A view of a small home and yard. Flowering ivy covers the home, and several flowering plants are in the front yard. One cat sits on the walk and another si...
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Porch and Yard

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Description: A woman and two children sit in the porch area of their home. One of the children plays on a rocking horse. A groomed yard and flowering shrubs are in fr...
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Back Porch and Garden

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Description: A man, two women and a little boy sit in the porch and garden area of a home. Fairmont was a company town of Consolidated Coal Company. Flowering plants ar...

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