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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1910
Description: A distant view of the Yerkes Observatory.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the large dome of Yerkes Observatory.
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Durwards Glen Chapel on a Hill

Date: 1909
Description: Stone chapel on a hillside at Durwards Glen.
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Mine Building

Date: 1910
Description: Mining building. Possibly in Ironton.
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Turner's Academy

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of Professor Turner's academy.
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Toll House

Date: 1924
Description: The old toll house. The house is surrounded by a sagging wire fence, and there are two pumps in the overgrown yard.
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Staudenmayer Graves

Date: 1910
Description: The Staudenmayer grave marker set amid the lush vegetation of Durwards Glen.
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Johnstown Center Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view from yard of the Johnstown Center Tavern. A dance hall extends the full length of the second-story.
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Woman on Footbridge

Date: 1909
Description: Woman standing on footbridge in a forested area in Durwards Glen.
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Below the Falls

Date: 1910
Description: Two women stand on a ledge at Skillet Falls.
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The Gorge, Looking North

Date: 1909
Description: A view of the "Glen of the Calydon" showing a stream and rock formations.
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Mirror Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Two women stand beside a waterfall "downstream from the crag."
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Men Fishing at Woods Dam

Date: 1909
Description: Three men fish with long cane poles at a rock lined stream.
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Mining Building

Date: 1910
Description: An old, dilapidated mining building surrounded by a field.
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Falhenstern's Mill

Date: 1924
Description: A deteriorating wooden structure with a stone foundation stands on an overgrown site.
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Calydine Glen

Date: 1910
Description: A view of a ravine showing rock strata and a stream.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Yerkes Observatory showing the entrance and two domes. There are prairie plants in the foreground.
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Point Sauk

Date: 1909
Description: Two women and a man stand in the distance on the crest of a grassy rise.
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First Beetown House

Date: 1925
Description: An early two-story frame house with a lean-to addition on the rear.
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Dell Creek Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: View from river of Dell Creek bridge with bluff and birch trees on the left.

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