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Harold McCormick Family Portrait at Walnut Grove, Virginia

Date: 1922
Description: Harold F. McCormick family, farm laborers, and various animals on the Walnut Grove estate at Raphine, Virginia. Harold McCormick was the son of Cyrus Hall ...
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International Metro Trans Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Color photograph of an International Metro Trans delivery truck for Thalimers' Department Store(?) parked outside a house.
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Camp of the 7th Wisconsin

Date: 06 1862
Description: The 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment camp outside of Fredericksburg on the east side of the Rappahannock. Fredericksburg and a pontoon bridge lea...
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Herb Kellar and Others on "Romance of the Reaper" Set

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Jefferson Davis Mansion

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Description: View across street toward the Jefferson Davis mansion. Caption reads: "Jefferson Davis Mansion, now Confederate Museum."
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Marshall House

Date: 1864
Description: Marshall House, in which Col. E.E. Ellsworth was shot on May 24, 1861.
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The Fall of Richmond, Virginia

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Description: Currier & Ives lithograph of the fall of Richmond, April 2, 1865.
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The Evacuation of Richmond, Virginia

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Description: "The Evacuation of Richmond Virginia. By the Government of the Southern Confederacy on the Night of April 2nd 1865." Before evacuating, the Confederates se...
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General Lee's Residence

Date: 1864
Description: A stereograph of exterior of General Lee's residence.
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Richmond Central School

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph of exterior of a building used as the Confederate government's Executive Mansion. This was where Jefferson Davis and his family stayed during t...
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Strasburg Hospital

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Description: Exterior of Strasburg Hospital. The four-story structure on the right was attached to the large house on the left around 1902. Caption reads: "Strasburg, V...
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Mary Baldwin Seminary

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Description: View from across a road of a row of buildings of Mary Baldwin Seminary, established in 1842. A stone fence and stairs separate the lawn from the sidewalk. ...
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1872
Description: A view of the female residence at Hampton Institute. The left side of the front porch contains potted plant,s and three women converse near the steps. Anot...
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1878
Description: A view of the Native American male dormitory, called "Wigwam." The structure has three floors, each with a balcony. A smaller building is next to it on the...
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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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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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York River

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Description: View down hill toward the York River with small homes on its banks. Long piers stretch into the river.
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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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View of Town

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Description: Elevated view of town as seen from a hilly landscape. Published by The City Book Store.
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Stuart Hall

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Description: View of Stuart Hall, a residential mansion used as the Virginia Female Institute. Chartered on January 13, 1744, the school is the state's oldest college p...

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