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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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Farmington and Hampshire Canal

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Description: View of the Farmington and Hampshire canal lined with factories and a road. The American Writing Paper Company is on the left.
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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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Company E

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Description: Elevated view of the assembled military men of Company E and the military band on a town street. Other people stand and observe behind the formation of sol...
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The Curtis Hotel

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Description: Exterior of the Curtis Hotel, a Victorian era building expanded in 1883. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen parked underneath an awning, and a man stands o...
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Lighthouse and Homes on Rocky Point

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Description: View along shoreline toward a lighthouse and homes standing on Rocky Point. There are several boats anchored at the shore and in the water.
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Coolidge Point and Kettle Island

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Description: View of Kettle Island as seen from Coolidge Point. A residence stands among trees on Coolidge Point.
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City Panorama With Mount Tom in the Distance

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Description: Elevated view of Holyoke buildings with Mount Tom in the distance.
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View of Town From Bancroft Tower

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Description: Elevated view of town buildings as seen from Bancroft Tower. A body of water and what appears to be an industrial plant are in the foreground.
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Old North Wharf

Date: 1936
Description: View down a street with storage buildings at Old North Wharf.
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The Common at New Salem Academy

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Description: Children play outside New Salem Academy, incorporated in 1795.The steeple of North Congregational Church, built in 1807, is visible beyond the school. Publ...
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Village and Mountain View

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Description: Church steeples and village dwellings are visible amidst trees, backed by the Wachusett Mountain. Published by E.P. Bartlett.
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Business Section

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Description: View of the downtown business section crowded with automobiles and pedestrians. A department store on the right is labeled, "Wigwam Block 1900."
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Pilgrim Hall

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Description: Exterior of Pilgrim Hall in a town setting. A horse and carriage waits outside the museum with a colonnaded porch.
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Howland House

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Description: Exterior view of Howland House, a colonial dwelling. Text on the sign outside the house reads, "Oldest House in Plymouth, Built 1667-Restored 1913, The la...
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Residential Street Scene

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Description: View down a residential street with 'Cape Cod' architecture. The Pilgrim Monument, built between 1907 and 1910, looms in the background.
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Lane and Cottage Homes

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Description: View of a tree-shaded lane with cottage homes, lined with fences on either sides.
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Water Street

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Description: View down Water Street featuring residences.
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Ash Street

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Description: View down Ash Street featuring early American homes.
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Starbuck Residences

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Description: View of the Starbuck residences, three brick dwellings build by Christopher Caper from 1837 to 1840 in the Federal-Greek Revival Style. The buildings were...

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