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The Whaleback "Christopher Columbus"

Date: 09 19 1892
Description: Captain Alexander McDougall's whaleback passenger steamer "Christopher Columbus" under construction in the shipyard of the American Steel Barge Company in ...
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Installing Rock Wool Insulation

Date: 11 21 1936
Description: Three men on scaffolding are installing Capitol Rock Wool insulation, from a R.H. and E.H. Carpenter Inc. truck into a house at 616 N. Carroll Street.
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Debris On Shoreline

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Description: Elevated view across water towards a building at the top of a steep incline, with a small group of people to the left. On top of the hill to the right are ...
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Charles and Fern Thompson House

Date: 07 03 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Charles and Fern Thompson's new home, featuring redwood and red brick siding, at 3539 Topping Road in Shorewood Hills.
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"Alexander the Great" Set Construction

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Description: Men working on constructing a film set, a replica of the ancient Macedonian Palace of Pella, for the film "Alexander the Great" on a hilltop overlooking th...
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Jumping or Diving off Wooden Diving Board in Archibald Lake

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view through trees towards a man preparing to dive or jump off a wooden diving board, mounted on a barge, into Archibald Lake. Waiting his turn, a...
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Farm of Walter Pippel

Date: 04 10 1938
Description: Elevated view of the farm. Original caption reads, in part: "A loud wail? is arising from the Matanuska Valley of Alaska colonists because the government i...
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Barn Under Construction

Date: 1907
Description: View of a barn under construction. The roof support beams are in place. Several men are posing on the left in the hay loft and one man above standing on to...
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Silo Under Construction

Date: 1907
Description: View of a silo. A man with a horse is standing at the base of the silo on the left, and a man is standing near a wagon on the right. At the top of the silo...
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West Side of Slave Cabin — Walnut Grove

Date: 03 26 1938
Description: View towards side of slave log cabin which has a peaked roof. A ladder is set up for access to the roof. Scaffolding is on the left and right ends of the b...
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Mill Building — Walnut Grove

Date: 05 09 1938
Description: View looking up towards the back of the mill building with stone foundation built into the side of the hill. The mill is partially constructed of logs, not...

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