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| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | A small group of people stand in the yard of a damaged house that had its roof removed by a tornado, and moved off of its foundation, which is exposed on t... |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | The remains of a house damaged by a tornado. The roof and much of the structure have been completely removed and destroyed. Other debris litters the surrou... |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | A man wearing a hat stands among piles of rubble left in the wake of a tornado. A number of men are working in the large piles of debris, which includes lu... |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of people working with the relief effort in the aftermath of a tornado. Boxes of supplies are piled near a man in the foreground, and a man h... |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | Field of debris left in the wake of a tornado. A crowd of people are observing the destruction from a high vantage point. |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | In the foreground a small group of men and women stand surrounded by the debres from a tornado. Storm damaged houses and relief workers are visible in the ... |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | Rear view of a small group of women and children observing the aftermath of a tornado. They are standing on boards, and debris covers the ground. |
| Date: | 06 12 1899 |
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| Description: | Debris left after tornado. A portion of a roof from a collapsed building lies on top of the debris, including the wheels of a carriage or cart. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | A view of the cabin of John Brown (5/9/1800 – 12/2/1859), an American abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed insurrection as a means to end slavery... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Virginia City was the first capitol of Montana. Elevated view of a group of men standing near a building with a sign reading: "L.H. Hershe (obscured) & Co.... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the roadside and pedestrians are walking and riding bicycles on the unpaved street. Business signs read: "Noah's Ark"... |
| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | "South End and Sink" woodcut of Andersonville Prison from the "Report of the Andersonville Monument Commission." About 1863-1865. |
| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | Woodcut of Andersonville Prison from the "Report of the Andersonville Monument Commission." About 1863-1865. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the Lincoln Tomb, the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, his wife Mary, and three of their four sons, Edward, William, and Tho... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View of the two-story Girard, Pennsylvania home of Dan Rice (1/23/1823 – 2/22/1900), entertainer and circus performer widely regarded as "America's most fa... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Composite image combining Girard, Pennsylvania landmarks. At the top is "The Old Keystone," in the center is "The Dan Rice Ring Barn," and at the bottom is... |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Babcock home, a Queen Ann style structure at 537 E. Wisconsin Avenue. People, presumably the Babcock family, are standing in front of ... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | People with horses and wagons are congregated at the railroad depot. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Wheatland estate, the 22-acre residence of James Buchanan, was built in 1828 by William Jenkins. Caption reads: "'Wheatland' Home of President Buchanan." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Men with a stagecoach in front of the Wells Fargo Mail and Express Company. In 1858, Wells Fargo helped start the Overland Mail Company, also known as the ... |
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