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The Government House

Description: Image of an eye-level street view of the two-story brick Government House built in New York City for United States President George Washington and used as the Governor's House and Custom House, with cows in the building's driveway, surrounding buildings, and street traffic including carriages and carts; after an engraving executed in 1797 by Charles Milbourne.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1847
Call number: priJLC_POL_000618
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Shoe factory of V.K. & A.H. Jones

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Image of an eye-level view of a seven story footwear factory in Lynn, Massachusetts, on a street corner showing horse-drawn carts and carriages along the street.

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Merchants' Exchange, New York

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Image of an eye-level street view of the columned, domed Merchant's Exchange building in New York City, designed by architect Isaiah Rogers, showing a bustling street scene with horse-drawn vehicles in the street and people walking around the building; the building's facade is topped by a relief frieze and statue with the engraving "Erected MDCCCXXXVIII."

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Hunterdon county fair

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Image of livestock (horses, cows, and pigs) being shown at the Hunterdon County Fair in Flemington, New Jersey, outside the Horticultural Hall; Agriculture and Machinery buildings also visible; lower image of jockeys racing horses in two-wheeled carts in front of a grandstand full of spectators; text on poster indicates rates of admission, speed premiums, and various attractions.

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The floating church of the redeemer, Philadelphia

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Image of an eye-level street view of the Church of the Redeemer church boat, floating on the Delaware River, with parishioners walking on the deck, and the port and city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the distance; a flag marked "Church of the Redeemer" flies from the building's spire.

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Connecticut State Prison

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Image of an elevated street view of the three-story Connecticut State Prison building in Wethersfield, Connecticut, with trees, front lawn, and a white picket fence; there are two people walk towards the building, a horse-drawn cart in the driveway, and a carriage and a cow on the street in the foreground.

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Thos. White & Co. : Manufacturers and wholesale dealers in straw goods, silk bonnets, french flowers and millinery goods, no. 41 South Second Street, Philadelphia

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Image of an eye-level view of the Thos. White & Co. five-story building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with storefront showing a bustling street with horse-drawn carts and carriages out front; men, women, and children of various walks of life are part of the street scene, including delivery boys, equestrians, parents, couples, and laborers.

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