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McCormick Family Home at Walnut Grove

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper," showing the McCormick family home on location in Walnut Grove. The film was produced by...
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Hanover Court-House

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Description: The building in which Patrick Henry delivered his celebrated speech on the "Parson's Cause" on December 1st, 1763. The building itself was made of imported...
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Statue of Pocahontas

Date: 1922
Description: Close-up of a statue of Pocahontas located in the oldtown area of the city. Installed in 1922, and sculpted by William Ordway Partridge, the bronze statue...
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Town Hall

Date: 1919
Description: View of the town hall, made primarily of brick, with two arches on its facade. A man in overalls is standing on the steps.
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Old Court House

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Description: View across street toward the colonial court house. The brick structure has a cupola on the roof with a weather vane.
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The Public Pillory

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Description: A view of two costumed interpreters standing by a pillory in Colonial Williamsburg. A man poses in a window of the building to the right.
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Salem Church

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Description: View across lawn toward the front and right side of the brick church. The front has two doors, and the side has six shuttered windows.
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St. John's Church

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Description: View of the church from the cemetery, which has a large monument. A clergyman stands in the doorway of the church. The building is brick, with vines traili...
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St. Luke's Church

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Description: View from cemetery toward the brick church toward the front entrance, the belfry, and the right side. The side has arched, stained glass windows. Trees sur...
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Main Street

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Description: A posed group of townspeople stand outside storefronts on Main Street.
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Mason Street

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Description: View down Mason Street featuring Trinity Methodist Church at the Cedar Street intersection. The Gothic structure was built in 1898. Published by Parish &...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street, lined with residences.
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President Monroe's Law Office

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Description: Exterior view of President Monroe's Law Office. Sign near entrance reads, "President of the United States and Author of the Monroe Doctrine Feb. 6, 1786 -...
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Lucy House

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Description: Exterior view of Chatham, known as 'Lucy House' during war times. The imposing residence was built in 1730.
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Brompton

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Description: Exterior view of Brompton, built in 1836 by John Lawrence Marye. The house features a colonnaded porch and central stairway.
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Monticello

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Description: Exterior view of Monticello, built in 1769 by Thomas Jefferson. The residence features a colonnaded front porch and a central dome.
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York Hall

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Description: Exterior view of York Hall, also known as Nelson House, built in 1730 in the Georgian style by "Scotch Tom" Nelson. In the foreground, the gardens can be ...
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John B. Pinnel Residence

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Description: Exterior of the residence of John B. Pinnel, an old gabled home on a residential street. A Ford automobile can be seen parked on the street. Published by T...
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Slave Quarters at Walnut Grove

Date: 08 1937
Description: Exterior view towards the back of a log building with a peaked roof. Buildings are in the background on the left and right, including the brick manor build...
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House Under Construction at Walnut Grove

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Description: View across field towards men working on a brick building under construction. Scaffolding is set up around the building, and frames for the roof are expose...

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