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Mt. Simon Over the Chippewa

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Description: Elevated view of the "mount" and the wide river before it and behind it. Houses and smokestacks can be seen in the far distance.
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Rib Mountain

Date: 1930
Description: A view looking west at Rib Mountain across the Wisconsin River from the outskirts of Wausau.
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Ohio Match Company Logging Truck

Date: 1947
Description: An International truck owned by the Ohio Match Company carries a load of logs down a gravel road in a wooded area in the vicinity of Coeur d'Alene. Another...
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Ohio Match Company Log Transport

Date: 1947
Description: Two International trucks owned by the Ohio Match Company transporting logs down a gravel road in a wooded area near Coeur d'Alene.
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The Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Cripple Creek Short Line Railroad and a train winding through the mountains.
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Donkey Train in Glacier National Park

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Description: Elevated view of a donkey train going up a zig-zag trail along the mountainside in Glacier National Park.
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Mystic Lake Gorge

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Description: View of a gorge on Mystic Lake with forest covered mountains in the distance.
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Mount Adams

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Description: View across water toward Mount Adams, with its snow-capped peak reflected in a lake below. Caption reads: "Mount Adams."
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View of Mount Persis

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Description: A view of Mount Persis, part of the Cascade Range in Washington. Railroad tracks are running along a low and rocky river, and along the tracks runs a dirt ...
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Mountain Peak

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Description: View over trees toward a snow-capped mountain peak at high altitude.
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Purgatory

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Description: Three men and five women posing in a rocky, wooded ravine. Caption reads: "Purgatory- Sutton, Mass."
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Elevated View of Fort Seward

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Description: Elevated view of Fort Seward from Mount Rippinsky, showing Pyramid Harbor and Davidson Glacier in distance. Caption reads: "Haines and Fort Wm. H. Seward f...
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Elevated View of Greenback Mining Company

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Description: Elevated view of Greenback Mining Company, located in a valley and surrounded by pine trees. There are mining buildings, a large house, and a man driving a...
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Lumbering Town

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Description: Distant elevated view of a lumbering town including a river and surrounding forest. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Raymond, Wash."
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Service Station

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Description: The Molino Service Station and grill on former U.S. Route 120, now Pennsylvania Route 61. Signs on the building advertise "Bar-B-Q," "Lunch," and "Ice Crea...
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Dredging Operations

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Description: Elevated view of dredging operations at the mouth of Bear Creek in Canada. Caption reads: "Dredging Operations at the Mouth of Bear Creek, Dawson, Y.T."
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Elevated View of Town on the Delaware River

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Description: Elevated view of country town showing large. There are wooden buildings alongside the Delaware River which curves through fields and patches of woods in th...
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Catskill Aqueduct Workers

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Description: A view of a camp of the Catskill Aqueduct workers including three men, three women, and one child. Caption reads: "Camp of Catskill Aqueduct Workers, Pleas...
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Mill Near King Solomon's Cave

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Description: View toward a mill with a large water wheel and spring branch, near King Solomon's Cave. A man is posed standing next to the middle of the water wheel. Cap...
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Log Drive Down the River, West Virginia

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Description: Elevated view of logs in the river. Near the river's bend are houses and other structures. The rolling hills and forests of West Virginia are in the backgr...

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