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| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | At the beginning of his journey to America, Hölzlhuber passed through the English Channel and viewed the cliffs at Dover. "We passed Beachy Head, as this p... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | While passing through the English Channel in May 1856 Hölzlhuber viewed the Isle of Wight. "The island is located in the English Channel not far from Hamps... |
| Date: | 11 13 1942 |
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| Description: | Headquarters of the 32nd American Division, on the beach at Pongani, northeast New Guinea. |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Two uniformed men sit inside an International K-1 U.S. Coast Guard truck parked on a beach while another man speaks to them through the open passenger door... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View along top of cliff toward cottages along a rocky coast. A large building is in the distance on the right. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Castle Rock, located on the coast, with numerous people looking out over the water. Caption reads: "Castle Rock, Marblehead, Mass." |
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| Description: | Hand-drawn map of the area at the time of Pilgrim landing, drawn by Charles Blaskowikz. Includes commemorative historical notes. |
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| Description: | View from shoreline toward the wreck of the S.S. Atlantus, a concrete hulled ship in the water near a shoreline. In the foreground are three men on ... |
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| Description: | A bark, the "Galena," stranded on Clatsop Beach, with three men and two women on the beach in the foreground. |
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| Description: | A view of the wrecked ship beached in shallow water. The ship ran ashore in 1906. Caption reads: "Wreck of Ship 'Peter Iredale' Clatsop Beach, Ore." |
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| Description: | Elevated view across beach toward the ship beached in shallow water. There is a crowd of people on the beach in the foreground. Caption reads: "Ship 'Galen... |
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| Description: | View of a stained glass window erected in 1920 in honor of the women of Plymouth Plantation. On the center panel, a ship is in the bay while a man and wom... |
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| Description: | People walk along the Casino Walk promenade between a row of buildings and a beach. Beside the beach is a covered sitting area set with folding chairs. |
| Date: | 10 23 1945 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of U.S.S. Wisconsin (BB-64) in San Francisco Bay. Several boats can be seen in the water near the ship and San Francisco is visible in t... |
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| Description: | View of men surf fishing along a rocky shoreline at Point State Park. |
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| Description: | A fishermen smoking a pipe poses with fish strung from a wooden pole beneath an evergreen tree. |
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| Description: | Fishermen and women pose with a swordfish tied to a mast aboard a boat. |
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| Description: | View of the rocky coast of Maine as seen from a hillside. The rooftop of a dwelling is visible above a pine forest at right. |
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| Description: | A couple walks along a sandy shoreline. Dwellings and buildings are visible in the background. |
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