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The Union House Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: The Union House Tavern, known as Schulkamp's Corner Saloon, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street. A group of men are standing on the porch holdi...
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Mill Street, Fox Lake

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Description: View of an intersection of dirt roads, with a large building, possibly an inn or apartment building on the right corner. A carriage or car is parked near t...
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Oxford Hotel

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Description: Exterior view from intersection toward the Oxford Hotel, built in 1858. Stairs on the right side lead to a porch, and a sign on the balcony reads, "Ye Old ...
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street. The road is lined with residences, most with porches and balconies. A traffic light hangs from a wire at the intersectio...
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street, a residential area. Two girls are running on the terrace toward a man sitting in a horse-drawn carriage.
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Park Avenue Looking East

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Description: View down sidewalk on right side of Park Avenue, looking east. Saint Joseph's Church, built in 1853, is further down the street past houses with large porc...
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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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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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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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Fifteenth Street

Date: 1912
Description: View down Fifteenth Street. An automobile is parked outside an elaborate mansion.
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Baird Avenue

Date: 1920
Description: A boy drinks from a drinking fountain on Baird Avenue, a residential street.
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Residential District

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Description: View down a row of residences enclosed by picket fences.
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Dougherty Flats

Date: 1918
Description: View of Dougherty Flats, a row of apartment houses and homes.
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Broadway at Twenty-Fourth Street

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Description: View down Broadway at Twenty-fourth Street. A row of residences features lavish facades and palm trees.
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Residence of George H. Large Family

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Description: Exterior of the home of the George H. Large family, an elaborate, neo-classical residence featuring an ionic colonnaded porch. An archway near the sidewal...
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Residence of W.W. Turney

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Description: Exterior of the residence of W.W. Turney, designed by Henry Trost and commissioned in 1907-1908.

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