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Robert Kennedy in Hong Kong

Date: 1962
Description: Robert Kennedy, then attorney general, surrounded by young people during a visit to Hong Kong. Kennedy was traveling in Southeast Asia, and the tall white-...
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Forest Park at Chautauqua Grounds

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Description: Children play in Forest Park at the Chautauqua Grounds, an institution founded in 1874. Residences can be seen beyond the playground at right. Caption read...
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Grignon House and Family

Date: 1896
Description: The house built by Charles A. Grignon between 1837 and 1839 for Mary Meade, his Pennsylvania bride. Mrs. Grignon and her family are standing in front of th...
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Historic House Tourists

Date: 1945
Description: Visitors to the historic Charles A. Grignon House (built 1837-1839), probably during the 1940s. The visitors are seated on a corner of the front porch unde...
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Wisconsin Building

Date: 1893
Description: The Wisconsin Building at the Chicago World's Fair (Columbian Exposition).
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Riverside Hotel

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Description: Automobiles park in front of the Riverside Hotel, located in a rural area.
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CIty View

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated city view featuring a neighborhood in a hilly landscape. Published by A.P. Brown & Bro.
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Elevated Town View with Railroad Tracks

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Description: Elevated view of town buildings with railroad tracks running through the town. A railroad depot stands in the foreground.
Postcard

Business District

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Description: Color photographic postcard of the business district. Local business and homes are on on both sides of the main road. Horse-drawn wagons are parked on the ...
Postcard

Moore's Lakeside Resort on Brown's Lake

Date: 07 18 1915
Description: Black and white postcard of Moore's Lakeside Resort on Brown's Lake. Staff and/or visitors are posing on the front porch and on the lawn. The wrap-around b...
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County Hotel on Main Street

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Description: VIew down Main Street featuring County Hotel. Published by E. Vosseller, Stationer.
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Bracken Brae, John Johnston's Country Home

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Description: Bracken Brae, country home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker.
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City Hall and Jail

Date: 1910
Description: View of Athens City Hall, built in 1903-1904, featuring a central dome and clock tower. A water tower can be seen beyond the city jail to the left.
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West Main Street

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Description: View down West Main Street, a narrow road lined with closely-set homes. The Studley House stands at right, built around 1850 as the Captain Tristram P. Ri...
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St. Helen's Home

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Description: View of St. Helen's Home and other colonial homes in a residential setting.
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Park and Grove Avenues

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Description: An automobile parks outside residences at the intersection of Park and Grove Avenues. Published by J. Zvirin's News Store.
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Corsa Terrace

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Description: View of Corsa Terrace. A man and young child stand on the lawn outside of one of the homes that line the residential street.
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Mechanic Street, Oxford, New Jersey

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Description: View of a boarding house and other homes on Mechanic Street, a country lane.
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Mechanic Street

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Description: View down Mechanic Street, a country road lined with residences. Published by E.F. Branning's Artino Card, NY.
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Fourth Avenue

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Description: View down Fourth Avenue, lined with a row of high Victorian style rooming houses.

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