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Horseback Portrait of General Robert E. Lee

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Description: Copy of a painting of General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) on his horse, Traveller. The original painting was found in Stratford Hall, the ancestral home of ...
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Ceremony on Board U.S.S. Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: Ceremony beneath the guns on board the U.S.S. Wisconsin. A number of spectators and sailors are seated in the foreground, and uniformed sailors line...
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Henry Clay Monument

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Description: View of the Henry Clay Monument with a statue of Clay inside. In front stand two young girls wearing dresses. Each girl is holding a pet rabbit. On the rig...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Jacqueline Kennedy at Funeral

Date: 11 26 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy holds the flag that draped her late husband's coffin as she turns from the gra...
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Man standing outdoors using a frow to split shingles.
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Man using an axe to split wood for shingles.
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Handwritten on back: "3. Man at right is cutting off sap wood. R. Man at left is using a frow (knife) to split block into thinner sections."
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Men Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Two men are sawing a log. Handwritten on back: "1. Sawing white oak log the required length."
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Men Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Handwritten on back: "2. Man at right is taking out the heart wood. 6. Man at left is finishing completed shingles with draw knife."
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Two men working outdoors making split shingles.

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