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Riverview Military Academy, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Otis Bisbee, A.M. Principal and Proprietor

Description: Image of an eye-level view of Riverview Military Academy in Poughkeepsie, New York; large academy building on a hill with American flag on a pole in front; pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicle on dirt road in foreground; Hudson River and boats in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1870-1876
Call number: priJLC_EDU_003364
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Hampton Academy _ Hampton Va. : John B. Cary A.M. principal

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Image of an eye-level view of Hampton Academy in Hampton, Virginia, as seen from the Hampton River, showing a rowboat and sailboats in the foreground and two school buildings and outbuildings behind a fence.

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View of Nassau Hall, Princeton, N.J

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Image of an eye-level view of the front of Nassau Hall and surrounding buildings at Princeton University in New Jersey, with trees and lawn; pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicle on street on foreground.

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The old Congregational Church, Saco. : Built 1803-Ded 1806-Burnt July 8th 1860

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Image of an eye-level street view of the Old Congregational Church in Saco, Maine, from the corner of a dirt road intersection showing surrounding houses and pedestrians walking along the sidewalks.

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Catskill, Greene Co., N.Y. : south west view. 1854

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Image of an eye-level landscape view of the city of Catskill, New York, and surrounding hillsides, showing the cityscape and boats on the Hudson River.

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Toledo, O : Taken from East Toledo

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Image of an elevated landscape view of the city of Toledo, Ohio, showing pedestrians and sheep on a hillside in the immediate foreground, with a dirt road, horse-drawn vehicles, commercial properties, a bridge, and boats on the Maumee River behind, and the cityscape across the water into the distance; the bridge has a sign at its entrance that reads, "$5.00 fine for driving faster than a walk"; with a bottom border panel containing seven vignettes of eye-level views of the front facades of the "Oliver House," "Trinity Church," Post Office," "Court House," "High School," "Sisters of Charity," and the "Oprhans Asylum," and a top border panel containing seven vignettes of the front facades of "St. Patrick's Academy," "American House," "Mr. Baker's Residence," "Peter Lenks Brewery," "Mr. Deveau's Residence," "Bethel Church," and "A. Stephan's Brewery."

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Lawnfield. : Mentor, Ohio : The home of Garfield

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Image of an eye-level street view of a three-story Victorian house in Mentor, Ohio, of with a porch, lawn, trees, and a white picket fence, showing pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages on the dirt road out front. The house, known as Lawnfield, was home to United States President James Garfield from 1876 to 1881.

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Riverview Military Academy, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Otis Bisbee, A.M. Principal and Proprietor

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