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Cotton Residence

Date: 1925
Description: Front view of the Captain John Cotton residence. Also known as "Beaupre", this Greek Revival style house was built in 1842 for Cotton, a retired U.S. Army ...
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Cotton Residence

Date: 1925
Description: View of the Captain John Cotton residence. Also known as "Beaupre", this Greek Revival style house was built in 1842 for Cotton, a retired U.S. Army office...
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of the Masonic Temple at night.
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Main Buildings of Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View across campus toward the main buildings of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. On the left, Ponder Hall stands, erected in 1883. Addie Upshaw Hall ...
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Ponder Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View from the porch of Tift Hall toward Ponder Hall, which opened in 1883. The building was erected on the campus of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849.
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Tift Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View of Tift Hall at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. Trees are on the lawn in front of the hall, and a set of stairs lead to the porch.
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Alsie Imor Chambers Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of Alsie Imor Chambers Hall at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. The Gothic house stands in a wooded area, featuring a set of stairs lead...
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Self Help Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of the Self Help Hall at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. The small house features four columns supporting a roof above a porch.
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Infirmary at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of the infirmary at Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849. The small, two-story, wooden house features a balcony and porch.
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Eck's Pharmacy

Date: 1925
Description: Front and side of the two-story drug store on the corner of the street. The store advertises Kodaks, ice cream, soda, cigars, Coca-Cola, Victor records, an...
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IH Boston Branch House Showroom

Date: 1925
Description: McCormick-Deering tractors, plows, and other agricultural implements are arranged on display in a showroom. A sign advertising cream separators hangs on th...
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Pioneer Cabin

Date: 1925
Description: The "Pioneer Cabin" at Van Hill Cabins, with two entrances and log columns on the porch. A stone chimney is on the right.
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Theater Interior

Date: 1925
Description: Interior view of the Al. Ringling Theatre highlighting the elaborate woodwork, central chandelier, and stage curtain, which features the painting "Serenade...
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Villa Henrietta

Date: 1925
Description: The east (lake-facing) side of the Pine Lake summer home of Henrietta Brumder, widow of Milwaukee publisher and businessman George Brumder (1839-1910). The...
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Villa Henrietta

Date: 1925
Description: Slightly elevated view of two unidentified women walking up a broad sidewalk to the lake-facing (east) facade of Villa Henrietta, originally the Pine Lake ...

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