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Iwo Jima Airfield

Date: 02 1945
Description: Airfield #1, Iwo Jima, with Mt Surabachi in the distance. This image is one of many taken by Milwaukee photographer Dickey Chapelle during the assault on ...
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Steamboat "Lavelle Young"

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Description: Elevated view of the steamboat "Lavelle Young" landing in Fairbanks as a crowd of people are looking on. Text on photograph reads: "Steamer 'Lavelle Young'...
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Elevated View of Fort Seward

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Description: Elevated view of Fort Seward from Mount Rippinsky, showing Pyramid Harbor and Davidson Glacier in distance. Caption reads: "Haines and Fort Wm. H. Seward f...
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Columbia Mill

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Description: Columbia Mill, established in 1827, is shown surrounded by a landscape featuring a lake and wooded mountain. The mill is the site where the first successfu...
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Canoeing at Camp Lenoloc

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Description: Girls canoe near a dock at Camp Lenoloc as additional girls watch from the shoreline. Trees and other foliage line the water and mountains are in the backg...
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Lu-La Lake Lookout Mountain

Date: 1866
Description: Cliffs along Lu-la Lake. A waterfall is in the background.
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Chattanooga from the North

Date: 1866
Description: Two log buildings are in the foreground. A bridge spans a river in the middle distance, and the city of Chattanooga is on the far side at the base of a mou...
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Sampan Boat in Hong Kong Harbor

Date: 09 1951
Description: A sampan boat in Hong Kong harbor. Perhaps what caught the photographer's eye was the laundry on the boat hanging out to dry.
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Elevated City View

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Description: General view of the city, built into a hillside. The monumental building near the shore is the United States Courthouse, built in 1903. Published by Winter...
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City View

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Description: View across of a city across a harbor with mountains in the background. The monumental building near the shore is the United States Courthouse, built in 1...
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Distant City View

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Description: Distant view of a city from the opposite shore. The city's buildings can be seen against a mountainside.
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City View

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Description: Elevated general view of the city with harbor and mountains. A ship is docked near the railroad bridge.
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City View

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Description: View from the harbor showing the city near the mountainside. Published by E.A. Hegg, Cordova, Alaska.
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City View

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Description: City and island view taken from the water. Mountains rise beyond the buildings of the city. Copyright by Winter & Pond.
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City View

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Description: View of the city's shoreline from across the bay. A boat can be seen along the nearest shore and mountains rise behind the city buildings in the distance.
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Distant City View

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Description: Distant view of the city from the mountains, looking out over the bay. Mountains can be seen across the water. Copyright by Winter & Pond.
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City View

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Description: View of waterfront and city buildings from across the harbor. Rock Church stands near the shore.
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City View, Sitka, Alaska

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Description: View from across the harbor showing the pier and mountains in the background.
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Town View

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Description: Elevated view of the town from across the bay. Mountains rise behind the city's shoreline buildings.
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Seven Sisters Peaks

Date: 1900
Description: View of Seven Sisters Peaks, a mountain range beyond the buildings of the city.

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