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Schooner under Sail

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Description: Print depicting a ship in the harbor. The image has seagulls composited into the sky and white background. Caption reads: "Schooner Under Sail" and "The Al...
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Salt Ship at Wharf

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Description: View of schooner and other boats at the wharf. The town can be seen in the distance. Text on photograph reads: "Salt Ship At Wharf." and "The Albertype Co....
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City of Gloucester, Mass.

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Description: Elevated view of the town and its harbor. Ships are out in the water. Caption reads: "City Of Gloucester, Mass."
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South Station Terminal

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the South Station terminal with elevated track in the foreground, Boston, Massachusetts. Streetcars and pedestrians can be seen on the str...
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Elevated View of Industrial District

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Description: Elevated view of industrial section of town showing railroad tracks, brick warehouses, smokestacks and the mountains on the outskirts of town in the backgr...
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The Newsboy Statue and Fountain

Date: 1895
Description: View of a statue and fountain in a grassy park depicting a boy selling a newspaper. Installed in 1895 and funded by Colonel William L. Brown, the statue c...
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Harbor and Town

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Description: Elevated view of a harbor and town.
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Village Store

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Description: Village store with a large tree and a horse-drawn wagon in front. Caption reads: "Village Store, North Egremont, Mass."
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Clock Tower Church

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Description: Steep town street with closely set houses and a church with a clock tower.
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Mill Pond

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Description: Elevated view of mill pond and homes along the opposite shoreline. A person is standing at the shoreline in the foreground. Caption reads, "Mill Pond, Mill...
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Marblehead Bluff

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Description: Elevated view of village homes on the shores of the bay with docked fishing boats in the foreground. Caption reads, "Marblehead, Mass from Rockmere Point."
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Town Streets

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Description: Unpaved town streets with large wooden houses, horse-drawn carriages and a electric street light hanging above the streets.
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Pilgrims and Native Americans

Date: 1909
Description: Painting of an elevated view of Pilgrims and Native Americans meeting in a town.
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Plymouth Street

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Description: View of Plymouth Street looking towards the waterfront with large trees along the sidewalks.
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Residences

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Description: Residences are shown on Main Street, exhibiting the colonial revival style.
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The Historical Society

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Description: View down tree-lined sidewalk toward the Historical Society built into the side of the hill on the left and the street along the right.
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Cottages on a Village Lane

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Description: A view along the backs of cottages on a village lane in Siaconset, Nantucket Island. Shrubs line the unpaved road, and fences demarcate each cottage's yard...
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Norton Company

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Description: Exterior view across street toward the Norton factory. The world’s first grinding wheel was manufactured at Norton Emery Wheel Company, established by seve...
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First Spiritual Temple

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Description: View across intersection toward the temple, which is a large stone building with a large arched entrance. Other structures and row houses are on the left a...
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Wellesley College Main Avenue

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Description: View of Main Avenue, a winding dirt road passing through a pine forest, at Wellesley College. A woman walks along a wooden walkway adjacent to the road.

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