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Farm Scene with Grain Binder

Date: 1905
Description: Farm scene including a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder, people, a farmhouse, and a barn.
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Covered Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of a covered bridge over the Susquehannah River, with the Bradford county courthouse and other town buildings visible on the opposite s...
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Old Covered Bridge

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Description: View of a two-lane covered bridge from one entrance. Trees cover the steep hillside in the background.
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Washington Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the Washington Bridge, crossing over numerous railroad tracks. In the foreground is a train engine, dwellings, and a dilapidated brick str...
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High School

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Description: View of the exterior of an unidentified brick high school with a crucifix on top of the belltower on the roof.
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St. Michael's Industrial School

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Description: A view of St. Michael's Industrial School, with students lined up in formation along the road that leads to the school. Two boys with drums lead the proces...
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North Lebanon Furnaces

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Description: Robert and George Dawson Coleman built the North Lebanon Furnaces in 1847 and 1848 on the southern slopes of what is now Coleman’s Park. Caption reads: "No...
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Hut at Washington Springs

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Description: A set of stone stairs leads to a small soldiers' hut inhabited during the American Revolution. This view of the hut in a wooded area shows a door, a window...
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The Old Stone Church on the Hill

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Description: View toward the church's facade, which has a stepped roofline, and a bell tower on the roof. There are two entrances and a decorative railing framing the f...
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Episcopal church

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Description: Elevated view of the church with a main entrance on the side. The building is covered in clapboard siding and shingles, with round and arched window,s and ...
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church and Refectory

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Description: View uphill toward the church and refectory. The refectory is on the left. A stone wall is at the base of the hill. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Catholic C...
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The Moravian Center

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Description: Elevated view of the Moravian Center. On the left is the Central Moravian Church, constructed between 1803 and 1806, and on the right stands the Moravian C...
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Statue of Saint Patrick at Saint Michael's Industrial School

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Description: View of a statue of Saint Patrick in a shelter at Saint Micheal's Industrial School, established in 1916. The figure holds a shamrock and a staff. Text on ...
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Grotto at Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church

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Description: View of the grotto of Lourdes on the grounds of the parish house at Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1888. A statue of Mary stands in a niche...
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Man Using Corn Binder

Date: 1900
Description: Rear view of a man using a corn binder pulled by two horses to work along the edge of a cornfield on the farm of James Johnston. Several farm buildings are...
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Child's Arbor and Eureka Glen

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Description: Women stand on a hillside at Child's Arbor and Eureka Glen, land purchased by George W. Childs in 1927. On the hill above them is a bridge. Caption reads: ...
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Fireman's Hall

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Description: Front view of the multi-story brick Fireman's Hall. A tower with a lookout at the top extends from the roof. A forested hill and dwellings appear in the ...
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Rustic Stairway

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Description: View of a rustic wooden stairway in a wooded area at Winona Falls.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower in Philadelphia

Date: 1900
Description: Left side view of a man using a horse-drawn mower on a lawn. The horse is wearing a fly-net. There are buildings, and what may be the capitol of Philadelph...
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Fleet of Delivery Trucks

Date: 04 24 1928
Description: Seven men are sitting in the driver's seats of seven trucks parked in a clearing in a field. Behind them on a hill are buildings among trees. he sign paint...

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