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Staten Island Ferry

Date: 1969
Description: Staten Island Ferry, Lower Manhattan.
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Tugboat, East River

Date: 1968
Description: A tugboat passes under the Brooklyn Bridge. Seagulls circle over the water and the developed shoreline is visible in the distance.
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Manhattan Bridge

Date: 1968
Description: A piling of the Manhattan bridge from the foot of the bridge with a section of city skyline visible in the background and sunlight glinting of the East Riv...
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Couple on the Pier, East River

Date: 1968
Description: A fashionably dressed young couple stand in an embrace on a pier on the East River. The river and a waterfront warehouse are visible behind them.
Postcard

Detroit Skyline Postcard

Date: 1930
Description: The front and back of a postcard featuring a drawing of the Detroit skyline as seen from Windsor, Ontario that was sent by Alice and Floyd Quinney during t...
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Conversation, Riverside Park

Date: 1968
Description: Two women sitting on a bench in Riverside Park having a conversation. The picture is taken from behind with the shoreline far below the women in the backg...
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Fisherman, West Channel of the East River

Date: 1968
Description: A fisherman baits his hook at a park bench missing its seat. A metal fence divides the paved shore from the west channel of the East River in the backgrou...
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Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry

Date: 1968
Description: View of Manhattan from the Staten Island Ferry, with a couple standing in the foreground. The woman is wearing a leopard print coat, and seagulls wheel in ...
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Queen Elizabeth 2, Hudson River

Date: 1968
Description: A small crowd mills about a cobblestone plaza near a brick building on the wharf adjacent to the Hudson River. The Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship is ...
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Swords into Plowshares, United Nations

Date: 1968
Description: Close-up of "Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares," a sculpture by Yevgeniy Vuchetich donated to the United Nations by the Soviet Union. The sculpture shows...
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Willow Branches at the Lagoon in Winter

Date: 1993
Description: The bare branches of a willow tree are obscuring the view of a snow covered lagoon. On the opposite shoreline is the main gate and entrance to Northern Ill...
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Bernie's Beach on Monona Bay

Date: 08 20 2014
Description: View of Monona Bay. Grass and trees are growing along the shoreline. Downtown Madison, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, is on the opposite shoreline.
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S.S. John W. Brown, Hudson River

Date: 1968
Description: View of the S.S. John W. Brown's hull, lines and foredeck equipment from a dock on the Hudson River. The hull reads, "Food and Maritime High School,...
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Man Walking in the Sand, Coney Island

Date: 1968
Description: A man walking with a cane in the sand dunes on Coney Island. A dilapidated fence cuts across the foreground of the beach and a rock jetty juts into the ba...
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Pier on Lake Monona

Date: 09 16 2014
Description: View from shoreline towards a small wooden pier on Lake Monona. Homes and buildings and a water tower are among trees on the opposite shoreline. There is a...
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Willow on Monona Bay

Date: 11 20 2014
Description: The trunk of a willow is arching over the ice ccovering Monona Bay. Rocks partially covered with snow are along the shoreline. The Wisconsin State Capitol ...
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Below Zero at Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 02 14 2015
Description: View of snow-covered Memorial Union Terrace, with large, dark-colored outdoor pots, and silver metal flagpoles spaced along the railing overlooking Lake Me...
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Skyline Across Monona Bay

Date: 08 2013
Description: View from shoreline of natural plants and trees towards the Madison skyline from across Monona Bay. A line of high-rise buildings frame the Wisconsin State...
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Kishwaukee River at the End of the Street

Date: 1993
Description: View from shoreline looking down at a light film of ice covering the surface of a river as it curves around a bend towards a bridge in the distance. A path...
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Bernie's Beach on Monona Bay

Date: 06 16 2015
Description: Children and adults at a small, sandy beach on the bay. Two woman are watching over the children as they play in the water or on the beach. The skyline of ...

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