Alabama
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Frances Roberts Collection
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Stacks Vertical Files
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Folder 1: Ads
- Continental Tailoring Company, 1903
- Eastern air lines air mail advertisement
- Falls Auction Company, 1999
- My calendar and memory jogger for 1948
- “New talks about Jell-O, America’s most famous desert”,
1918 booklet
- Palatine Insurance Company Limited
- Personal complexion analysis and make up color harmony
chart by Max Factor
- Pinkerton National Detective Agency $500 reward for
Harry J. Leon, 1919
- Regulator almanac for memoranda, 1890
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Alabama SF4. D5, SF4. D5, Great Southern Railroad receipt, 1890’s
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Alexander and Hixon to Derby, Allison, and Smith, 1901
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E.F. Allison abstracts of land
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Folder 5:
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E.F. Allison’s private papers
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Battle vs. William Fluker, 1844
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Folder 7:
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Frances Roberts’ official bonds
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Billups and Swann to Pharris
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Bradshaw, 1871
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Folder 10:
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Children’s Whitsuntide Festival, Church of the Nativity,
Huntsville, AL, Whitsun Monday, 1869
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Crenshaw, 1842
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Curl to Allison, 1892
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Folder 13:
Robert Foster, 1866
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Gaines, Judge of the probate
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Gilbert, 1866
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Hair et al vs. Allen Rushing, 1844
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Folder 17
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Hair vs. Dial, 1848
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Hanes, Ellis, and Barnes, 1850
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Harris, 1866
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Hinds, 1849
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Folder 21:
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Ivey
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Folder 22:
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Jackson’s tuition receipts for Lucy, 1880’s and 1890’s
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Folder 23:
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Frances Roberts’ journal of books loaned out and returned
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Folder 24:
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Frances Roberts’ Kappa Delta Pi membership letter, 1939
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Kinard, Jones, Brown, Tartt, Jenkins, and Boyd, 1871
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Kinard and Lawhorn, 1871
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Folder 27: Land abstracts
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Alexander bought from Smith and Allison, 1899
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Apsey, Warren, and Shows, 1904
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Land of Apsey bought from Phares, 1856
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Deed: Lucky to Griffin, 1904
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McGrath, 1906
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Land receipts for William Phipps and Joseph Shows
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Little vs. Russell, 1853
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Folder 29:
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McCormack, 1849
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Folder 30:
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Frances Roberts’ mercantile receipt, 1904
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Folder 31: Miscellaneous
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Book of facts compliments of B.L. Roberts of Gainesville
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Bookmark with verse “When I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a
light unto me” Micah 7:8
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Broken picture frame with a piece of metal in it that may have
been a picture
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“A Manual of instruction upon the collects, epistles, and gospels
for the Christian year” by The Rev. George W. Shinn, circa 1873
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Webster’s dictionary, 1865
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Mobley vs. Carpenter, 1866
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Folder 33:
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Mobley to Jones, 1866
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Folder 34: Frances Roberts’ notes
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One little black book
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31 loose pages about Matthew Arnold
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Phares’ homestead certificate signed by President Harrison, 1891
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Folder 36:
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Frances Roberts’ phonebook for Eutaw, Boligee, Livingston, and
York
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Folder 37:
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Photo album: Looks like World War II
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Adults and boys with a daschaund
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Big crowd of people possibly at the Palais De Versailles
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Boys in soldier uniforms
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Castles possibly in Bavaria
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Catholic Church
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Cocktail party
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Couple having coffee and brownies
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Couple working behind a bar
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Crucifix
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Man at cemetery
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Man at fountain
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Man diving into a pool
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Man floating on an inner tube in a pool
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Man getting something pinned on his vest
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Man giving a German salute
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Man in his underwear shining his shoes
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Man in lederhosen close up
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Man in swim trunks about to pull a man in a dress suit in a pool
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Man looking at tulips
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Man playing an organ
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Man standing next to bellows
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Man standing next to a statue of a woman
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Man with sailor
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Mansion
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Men getting water from a well
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Men in front of German looking buildings
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Men with boys in lederhosen
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People looking at flowers
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Priest and people
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Smiling young man in lederhosen
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Soldier in front of a jeep
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Soldiers and others standing in front of the Palais De Versailles
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Statue of Karl Kotzenberg
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Three guys on a couch
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Volkswagen
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Young man at a machine, possibly a sewing machine
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Young man in jeans leaning on a fence post
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Young man in a suit
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Young man drinking a toast
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Young man leaning on a car
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Young man and woman wearing sunglasses
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Young men in an army band
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Folder 38: Post Cards - AL, Bermuda, CA, FL
Alabama
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Administration Building, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
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Huntsville, AL
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Tuscaloosa, AL
Bermuda
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The Lane, St. George’s, Bermuda
California
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Little Church of Flowers, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
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Picking Oranges in California
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Replica of a Danish kitchen, Solvang, CA
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Times Building, Los Angeles, CA
Florida
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Al Fresco Hotel, Jensen, FL
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Beautiful Spanish Entrance to a Miami Beach Home, FL
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Biscayne Boulevard and Hotels, Miami, FL
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Fishing Pier, Pensacola Beach, FL
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The Flame Vine, FL
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Flame vine and bougainvillea, FL
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Forty passenger clipper ships at Pan American International
Airport, Miami, FL
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Lake Worth Bridge, looking south, Lake Worth, Florida
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Main Street entrance to beach and ocean, Daytona Beach, FL
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Picking oranges in Florida
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The singing tower, Mountain Lake Sanctuary in Florida
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The singing tower by moonlight, Mountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake
Wales, FL
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Folder 39: Postcards, GA and HI
Georgia
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Bird’s eye view of St. Simon’s Island, GA
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Dogwood trees in bloom, Atlanta, GA
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Pink Chapel near Fort Frederica, St. Simons Island, GA
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Ruins of Fort Frederica, Saint Simons Island, GA
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St. Simons Light House, St. Simons Island, GA
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Sea Island Casino, Sea Island, Georgia near Brunswick
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United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, GA
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Wesleys Oak, Frederica, near Sea Island Beach, Georgia
Hawaii
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Nuuanu Pali, Honolulu, Hawaii
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Folder 40: Postcards, IL, IN, KY, LA
Illinois
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Adler Planetarium and Terrazzo Promenade, Chicago, IL
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Chicago Avenue Water Tower (Palmolive Building in rear), Chicago,
IL
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Congress Hotel, Chicago, IL
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Greater Chicago
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Alexander McKinlock Memorial Campus, Northwestern University,
Chicago
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Chicago Arena
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Chicago Midway Airport
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Chicago Public Libraries
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Chicago Temple Building, Chicago
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Chinatown, Chicago
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Coliseum, Chicago
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Conrad Hilton Hotel
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Entrance Union Stockyards, Chicago
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Hull House
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Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive south from the bridge
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Michigan Avenue looking north
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Michigan Boulevard north from the bridge
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Newberry Library
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Outer Drive Link Bridge and skyline
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State Street looking north, Chicago
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University of Chicago
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WGN Studios
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London Guarantee & Accident Company Building, Chicago, IL
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Post Office and Federal Building, Chicago, IL
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Public Library, Chicago, IL
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Skyline from Chicago Harbor, IL
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State and Madison Streets, the busiest corner in the world,
Chicago, IL
Indiana
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Vocational and Physical Education building, Muncie, IN
Kentucky
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Big Trees in Cherokee Park, Louisville, KY
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Federal Hill, where Stephen Collins, Foster wrote his immortal
song “My old Kentucky home” KY
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Fire Place in Lincoln Cabin on Lincoln Farm, near Hodgenville, KY
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“A Kentucky Welcome” by G. Allison Holland
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Looking up the Kentucky River from High Bridge, KY, Shaker town in
distance
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My old Kentucky home, Bardstown, KY
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St. Joseph’s Proto-Cathedral, Bardstown, KY
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The Annunciation
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Church and Convent, Nazareth
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The Crowning of the Blessed Virgin
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The Crucifixion
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Descent of the Holy Ghost
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Flaying of St. Bartholomew
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Immaculate Conception
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Interior
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The Old Stone Inn, now the Talbott Tavern
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St. Aloysius teaching the youths
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St. John the Baptist
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St. Joseph’s College
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St. Joseph’s Rectory
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St. Peter in chains
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Winged St. Mark
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Spring on Lincoln Farm, Hodgenville, KY
Louisiana
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Courtyard, Patio Royal, New Orleans, LA
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Famous Avenue of Oak Trees (1,000 years old), Audubon Park, New
Orleans, LA
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Municipal auditorium, New Orleans, LA
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New Charity Hospital and Nurses Home, New Orleans, LA
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Oak Grown ruins of old Pakenham House, New Orleans, LA
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Old French Courtyard, New Orleans, LA
Mexico
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Roof Garden, Hotel Ontario, Mexico City, Mexico
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Folder 41: Miscellaneous Postcards
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Always after new business, rooster chasing hen
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Best Easter Wishes
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Best Easter Wishes with yellow chick
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Birthplace of Will Rogers
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Cut out the monkey business and write a line to me
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Evergreens and berries…Christmas postcard
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Gran Hotel Patio Espanol
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A Happy Easter to you
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Henry W. Grady Monument
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Ike’s Café [Eisenhower]
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La Gare du Chemin e Fer de Banlieue – Le C.B.R.
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Partially open doors, Goodyear Zeppelin Corp.’s factory and dock
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A Peaceful Easter
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Folder 42: Postcards, MA, MS, MD, NB, NY
Massachusetts
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Minute Man, Concord, MA
Missouri
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Hannibal, Missouri
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Panoramic view of St. Charles, Mo from the Wabash Railroad Bridge
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Tomb of Mother Duchesne, Sacred Heart Academy, St. Charles, MO
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Mississippi
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Columbia High School, Columbia, MS
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Observation Tower on Jackson Road, National Military Park,
Vicksburg, MS
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The Sunken Garden, Residence H.L. White, Columbia, MS
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West Beach Sea Wall, Gulfport, MS
Nebraska
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United Benefit Life Insurance Company, New Home Office, Omaha,
Nebraska
New York
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Empire State Building at night, New York City
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Peace Bridge crossing Niagara River between Buffalo, NY and Fort
Erie, Ontario
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Folder 43: Postcards, NC, OH, PA, SC
North Carolina
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Battle Vance Pettigrew, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill,
NC
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Bottomless Pools, Western NC, near Chimney Rock, NC
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Brevard College, Brevard, NC
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Library, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Mountain Roadway, Ashville, NC
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Panoramic view from the Blue Ridge Parkway, NC
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The Pool, Rockbrook Camp, Brevard, NC
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Winding Highway cut through solid rock, in the heart of the
mountains, between Highlands and Franklin, NC
Ohio
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Airport terminal, Akron, OH
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Detroit Superior High Level Bridge and Terminal Tower, Cleveland,
OH
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Municipal Stadium and East 9th St. Pier, Cleveland, OH
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Pioneer Pavilion and Horseshoe Curve, Mill Creek Park, Youngstown,
OH
Pennsylvania
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Carpenters’ Hall, Philadelphia, PA
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Devil’s Den Ledge, Gettysburg, PA
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East Cemetery Hill, PA
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General Lee’s Headquarters, Gettysburg, PA
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General Robert E. Lee and staff
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Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA
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Independence Hall and Commodore Barry Monument, Philadelphia, PA
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Jennie Wade, House and Monument, PA
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John Burns statue, PA
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Little Round Top and General Warren Statue, PA
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Major General George G. Meade and staff, Gettysburg, PA
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On Culp’s Hill, looking west, Gettysburg, PA
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Pennsylvania State Memorial
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Spangler’s Spring, PA
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Summit of Little Round Top, PA
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Statues of General Buford, General Reynolds, and Hall’s 2nd Maine
Battery
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Valley of Death and Little Round Top, PA
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View of Independence Hall, “Cradle of Liberty”, 6th and Chestnut
Sts., Philadelphia, PA
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West Confederate Avenue showing Whitworth guns, Gettysburg, PA
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The Wheatfield, showing Round Tops in distance, PA
South Carolina
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Greetings from Spartanburg, SC
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Folder 44: Postcards, TN, TX, UT, VT
Tennessee
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Alladin’s Palace, Wonder Cave, Monteagle, TN
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Cavern Castle, entrance to Lookout Mountain Cave, Chattanooga, TN
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Entrance to the National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
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Post Office, Chattanooga, TN
Texas
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Business District from West Dallas, TX
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Cliff Towers Hotel from Lake Cliffs, Dallas, TX
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Magnolia Building, Adolphus Hotel, and Baker Hotel, Dallas, TX
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Sullivan Park, Dallas, TX
Utah
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Corridor and Main Stairways, Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City,
UT
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Pioneer Monument, Salt Lake City, UT
Vermont
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Green Mountain Diner & Pine Room, Arlington, VT
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Folder 45:
Postcards, VA, Washington DC, Wisconsin
Virginia
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The Banquet Hall, Mount Vernon, VA
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Beautiful Arlington, VA
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Confederate memorial
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Custis family lot
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Custis Lee mansion
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Field of the dead
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General Sheridan’s grave
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General Wheeler monument
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General Wheeler monument and officers’ section
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Grave of Robert E. Peary
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Interior of memorial amphitheater
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Kearny statue
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Main entrance
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Map of Arlington National Cemetery
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Mast of the Maine and graves of her dead
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McClellan gate
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Memorial amphitheater
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Old amphitheater
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Ord and Weitzel gate
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Rough Riders Monument
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Sheridan gate
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Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
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Spanish American War section, soldiers’ and sailors’ monument
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The Temple of Fame
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Tomb of the unknown dead
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Tomb of Unknown Soldier of the World War
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View of Washington from Arlington, VA
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World War section and Arlington wireless towers
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General Washington’s Bed Chamber, Mount Vernon, VA
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Greetings from Mount Vernon, VA
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Banquet Hall
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Bowling green
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Christ Church, Alexandria, VA, where Washington worshipped
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Custis Lee Mansion, Arlington, VA
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The Family Dining Room
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The Garden’s, Home of Washington
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George Washington’s bedroom
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George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, VA
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Green Room
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Interior Christ Church, Alexandria, VA
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Main Hall, Mount Vernon Mansion
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Martha Washington’s bedroom
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Martha Washington’s kitchen
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Martha Washington’s spinning room
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Mrs. Washington’s sitting room
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Music Room
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Nellie Custis’ room
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New Jersey Room
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Old Tomb
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River room
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Texas Gate
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Washington from across the Potomac
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Washington’s barn
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Washington’s home from an aeroplane
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Washington’ library
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Washington Mansion
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Washington’s Tomb
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West Parlor
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Hawk’s Bill from Crescent Rock, Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National
Park, VA
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The Library at Mount Vernon, VA
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Martha Washington’s sitting room, VA
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Monument Avenue and Lee Monument, Richmond, VA
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The Mosque, Richmond Civic Center, Richmond, VA
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Mount Vernon, VA
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Mount Vernon mansion from the north, VA
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The North Lane at Mount Vernon, VA
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Old Oaks, Petersburg, VA
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Penn-Daw Hotel, Alexandria, VA
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The Tomb of Washington, Mount Vernon, VA
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Trinity Episcopal Church, Court Street, corner High Street,
Portsmouth, VA
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View from Stony Mountain, Shenandoah National Park, VA
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Views of beautiful Arlington, VA
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Arlington Memorial Bridge, Lincoln Memorial and Washington
Monument
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Butt Memorial, Hero of the Titanic
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Confederate Memorial
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Field of the Dead
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Fort Meyer Gate
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General Crook Monument
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Graves of George Washington Parke Custis and wife
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Interior of Memorial Amphitheater
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Kearny Statue
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The Maine anchor
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Mast of the Main
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McClellan Gate
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Memorial Amphitheatre
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Officer’s Section
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Old Amphitheater
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Ord and Weitzel Gate
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Robert E. Peary Memorial, discoverer of the North Pole
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Rough Riders Monument
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Sheridan Monument
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Soldier’s and Sailor’s monument of the Spanish War
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Spanish War Nurses Monument
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The Temple of Fame, VA
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Tomb of General Nelson A. Miles
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Tomb of the Unknown Dead
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Tomb of Unknown Soldier
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Washington from Arlington
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World War Section and Arlington Wireless Towers
- Washington Monument and Hotel, Richmond, VA
- West Front, Mount Vernon, VA
Washington, DC
- Arlington Memorial Bridge, Lincoln Memorial and
Washington Monument, Washington, DC
- Beautiful Washington, DC, the nation’s capitol
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Arlington Memorial Bridge, Lincoln Memorial, and Washington
Monument
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Department of Commerce
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Japanese cherry blossoms, riverside drive, Potomac River
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Library of Congress
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Lincoln Memorial
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Lincoln memorial from across the Potomac
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The new Bureau of Printing and Engraving on Potomac Park and Basin
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New National Museum
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Old National Museum
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Pennsylvania Avenue
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Smithsonian Institution
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Union Station
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The U.S. capitol
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United States Supreme Court
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United States Treasury
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Washington’s mansion, Mount Vernon, VA
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Washington Monument
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Washington Monument and Cherry Blossoms
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White House
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Hotel Martinique, Washington, DC
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The Shoreham Hotel, Connecticut Avenue at Washington St.,
Washington, DC
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The Shoreham Hotel, Connecticut Avenue at Calvert St., Washington,
DC
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United States Capitol by night, Washington, DC
Wisconsin
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Allis Chalmers All Crop Harvester, Milwaukee, WS
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Folder 46:
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Frances Roberts’ pottery receipt, 1907
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Folder 47:
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Frances Roberts’ promissory note, 1939
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Folder 48:
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Redmon vs. Colgin, 1845
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Folder 49:
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Letter to George B. Sanders, Chancery, 1849
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Folder 50:
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Letter to George B. Sanders, 1866
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Folder 51:
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George B. Saunders
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Scrapbook contents:
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Program of a musical festival by the Euterpean Club of Birmingham
High School, June 3, 1903
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Picture of nine teachers in Birmingham High School, all women, no
names
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Dreka’s word book
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Miscellaneous diary like writing
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Stokley vs. Haughton, 1847
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Folder 54:
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Sturdivant to White, 1869
