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Eye to eye : the camera remembers : portrait photographs
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"Eye of Thomas Jefferson" exhibition photographs, 1976
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Two photos From Eye of Thomas Jefferson exhibition at the National Gallery, Washington, D.C., consisting of a Cosway self-portrait and a Cosway portrait of Maria Cosway.
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The responsive eye
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Photographic portrait file
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A collection of photographic portraits of various people, compiled by the Huntington Library from various sources, in the mid to late 20th century. Includes famous people and lesser known people. See finding aid for an alphabetical list of portraits.
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Bird's-eye view of a town
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A panoramic bird's-eye view of an unidentified town. There are hills in the background in the center and right, and mountains on the left.
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Loss of the Golden Gate by Fire on the 27th July 1862 15 Miles from Manzanillo, Sketched by an Eye Witness
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Image is of a burning three-masted side-wheeler, from which people are jumping into the water. The survivors in the water cling to flotsam or are in boats heading for shore. The text on the other page describes the accident and includes details about how many people were lost and missing. "A. N."--text, within lower left corner of image. "Sketched by an Eye Witness, Published by A. Rosenfield."--text, below image. Paper color: buff.
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Birds eye view of the city of San Francisco
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A bird's-eye view of San Francisco from the Bay. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1868 by Snow & Roos in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Northern District of California." "Steam Litho Britton & Rey, S.F. " MS note: 183622. Projection: Birds-eye view. Printing Process: Lithography.
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