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Civil War Army Post Office

Date: 08 1864
Description: Soldiers relax around the Army Post Office at the quarters of the Chief Ambulance Officer, Ninth Army Corps.
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McCormick Home Prepared for Filming

Date: 1929
Description: A production still of the McCormick home at Walnut Grove for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester ...
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McCormick Home Ready for Filming

Date: 1929
Description: Production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reaper ...
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Portner Tower

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Description: Portner Tower, a castle-like stone structure overgrown with ivy and in open country. Caption reads: "Portner Tower, Manassas, Va."
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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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Liberty Heights Swimming Pool

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Description: Elevated view of the exterior of Liberty Heights Swimming Pool, a circular structure standing on a hilltop. Stairs lead to a door labeled, "Exit," where a ...
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Winding Road

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Description: Elevated view of a road and river winding through a mountainous landscape, seen from Waterlick White Hotel. Caption reads: "View from Hotel, Waterlick whit...
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Residences on Mountainside

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Description: Elevated view of a colony of residences in a mountain setting.
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Valley Scene

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Description: Valley view from Skyline Drive. Four people on horseback look down upon the farmland of the valley from a rocky ledge.
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Blue Ridge Terrace

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Description: Elevated view of the Blue Ridge Terrace, a large hotel on a mountain overlooking the valley. Cars are parked near the road, and three men are gathered on t...
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Natural Bridge

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Description: Visitors walk along a path underneath a natural land bridge.
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Lord Cornwallis Cave

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Description: Entrance to the tourist attraction of Lord Cornwallis Cave. The sign above the door reads, "Admission 10¢." Initials are inscribed in the dirt wall.
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Stone Bridge

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Description: View across water toward a stone bridge with two arches, built in the late nineteenth century, in the wooded setting of Bull Run Battlefield.
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Country Road Intersection

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Description: View of an intersection of two dirt roads, East Market Street and Lafayette Street. A man, horseback, can be seen on the left, while two people walk past ...
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Visiting George Washington's Tomb

Date: 1950
Description: Group of people standing in front of George and Martha Washington's tombs. One woman on the left is walking away from the tomb holding a camera. Two Americ...

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