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Fort-like building with "1857" painted above the front door
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North porch of the Palace of Fine Arts, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago
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A view of the north porch of the Palace of Fine Arts at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. There are about fifteen steps leading up to the large neoclassical entrance, a porch with four tall pillars and a triangular pediment. This is the side of the building that did not face out over the north pond, and features a reproduction of the statue of Augustus of Prima Porta (or Primaporta). There are numerous people sitting in chairs in front of the building or on the porch steps.
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A group portrait of about 30 students and 1 teacher taken in front of Snelling School in Merced County, a brick structure with a covered porch. The group is arranged in rows on the steps leading up to the porch of the schoolhouse. There is an African American boy and girl among the students, on the left.
mssLattaS, Box 115, Folder 5, Item 1
Two women and a girl in front of a train
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California Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago
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