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Bowling Green, foot of Broadway [horse drawn carriages in foreground].

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

United States Capitol, with Statue of Washington in the foreground.

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Houses with partial view of billboard advertising Coca-Cola in foregro...

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The façade of the Mosque el Aksa, Jerusalem, an old olive-tree in the ...

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City Hall, Photographer in foreground. Tall brick chimneys left standi...

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The Jewish cemetery in the Valley of Jehoshaphat showing the tombs of ...

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Field in foreground, houses and trees in background

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Convent of the Mullawîyeh, or dancing dervishes, Tripoli, with a dista...

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View of the rock-encircled harbour at Jaffa, from the roof of the hous...

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The castle of Beir Jibrîn, by starlight. Arab musicians in the foregr...

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[City Market House. Watermelon wagons standing in the foreground.]

Georgia stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who asse... More

[Interior view of C.F. Hovey and Co., showing salesmen among counters ...

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[Upper Main St. showing commons in foreground, 4-story buildings beyon...

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

New House. Daughter of resettled farmer in foreground. Wolf Creek Farm...

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Castle Garden, New York [view of grounds, horse drawn carriages in for...

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Suspension Bridge, Niagara. [Distant view, with river in foreground.]

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Frank E. Downs. Trip to Nome, Alaska, May to Sept. 1900: Hospital, chu...

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Neby ben Yamîn (Tomb of the prophet Benjamin). A Mohammaden shrine ab...

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Statue of Liberty with Staten Island Ferry in foreground

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The British Hospital Ships, The "Jersey" in the Foreground

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Landing of the French Atlantic telegraph cable on Duxbury Beach, with ...

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

Kensico reservoir. View of dam showing expansion-joint in foreground a...

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Pontoon bridge across the James [Men sitting and standing in foregroun...

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City Hall, Photographer in foreground. Sterescope Cards NYPL Collectio...

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Landscape : trees on both sides, water in the foreground.

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[View of the Valley, with a hotel in the foreground.]

California Stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who a... More

Ansonia from Birm.? (Mrs. Sanford's fence in foreground.)

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On the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal under Pinnacle Mountain [boy in foregro...

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

[View of a house with trees and fence in the foreground.]

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[View of town with dam in foreground, churches, homes, other buildings...

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

Castle Garden, now the aquarium, with a very interesting foreground [l...

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Music stand, Central Park, N.Y. [Fountain in foreground.]

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Lower Weber Canyon, looking west, Devil's Gate bridge in the foregroun...

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Boo-Peep. [Group of men and women seated outside, child peeking out of...

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

Little Bo Peep. [Group of men and women seated outside, child peeking ...

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[Connecticut River Dam at low water, boys posing on rocks in foregroun...

Connecticut stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ... More

Group of figures, with man, viewed from the back, reclining in foregro...

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Country Club, Dongan Hills, Staten Island, N.Y. [tennis courts in for...

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[The Tripoli Monument with cadets in foreground.]

Maryland stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Mountain landscape (with fences seen in the foreground).

New Hampshire stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

Little Bo-Peep. [Group of men and women seated outside, child peeking ...

Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assembled it over a period of mo... More

Union pickets foreground. Rebel in hay stack. Munson Hill Fort

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No. 3. View on Apache Lake, Sierra Blanca Range, Arizona : two Apache ...

Kensico reservoir. View showing expansion-joints of Kensico dam spaced...

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City Hall from McAllister St., looking northeast. Souvenir hunters in ...

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City Hall, Photographer in foreground. Tall brick chimneys left standi...

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The Sea of Galilee from Et Tâbighah, the supposed site of Bethsaida. ...

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The Jordan at Bâniâs (Cæsarea Philippi). Bâniâs is merely the Arabic ...

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The Valley of Beit Jibrîn. With a distant view of the sea and sandy co...

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Valley of Berachah. Jehosaphat's 'valley of blessing.' A wide open va...

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Eshdûd, the ancient Ashdod. Called by the Greeks Azotus. The modern ...

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The Nile, from Luxor. The two women in the foreground wear the ordinar...

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[Railroad bridge with a dog in the foreground.]

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[A lighthouse, with rock fence and house in foreground.]

Maine stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assemb... More

[View showing dwelings and streets of Norway with a boy and girl in fo...

Maine stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who assemb... More

[View of a farm in Clinton with plants in foreground, a home, and barn...

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

[View of a church with trees in foreground.]

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[State Street Block, with carts in foreground.]

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[Connecticut River Dam at low water, boys posing on rocks in foregroun...

Connecticut stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ... More

View from foot of Whitehall street, looking towards south Brooklyn. Th...

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[Residential building, people gathered on porch, horse-drawn carriage ...

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The Capitol from East Captiol Square. Marble statue of Washingtion in...

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Boo-Peep. [Group of men and women seated outside, child peeking out of...

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Ithaca Fall, 160 feet high, 150 feet broad, Crystal Pool in the foregr...

New York State stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

The citadel, Damascus. A large oblong structure surrounded by a moat....

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Oesterreich-Ungarn. Grenz-Infanterie, St. Georger, Szluiner, Creutzer,...

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View of Raritan Bay from Richmond Memorial Hospital, Staten Island, N....

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Interior work : marble covering part of a brick wall, with exposed str...

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On the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal under Pinnacle Mountain [boy in foregro...

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

Washington Street. [intact commercial building in foreground.]

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The wreck of San Francisco Jewish Synagogue in foreground from Sutter ...

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The plain of Thebes from near Karnak. In the foreground is seen a mod...

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Scene at Niagara Falls. [Fallen tree in foreground.]

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[Residential building, people gathered on porch, horse-drawn carriage ...

New York State stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker w... More

South battery, Charleston, S. C., looking n. e. ruins of Blakely gun i...

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City Hall, Photographer in foreground. Tall brick chimneys left standi...

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The wreck of San Francisco Jewish Synagogue in foreground from Sutter ...

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City of the dead, St. Louis No. 2, showing the fine marble tomb of Cab...

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Landing of the French Atlantic telegraph cable on Duxbury Beach, with ...

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

Street view in Clinton showing book store, ice cream shop buggies, and...

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Greenhouse with flower beds inthe foreground.

Boston Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yo... More

Interior view of C.F. Hovey and Co., showing salesmen among counters p...

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View of people in Boston Common including a man in a tophat in the for...

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View of the Bunker Hill Monument, road with horse and buggy in the for...

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The railroad station, man with dog in foreground.

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View of town with trees in foreground.

Massachusetts stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker wh... More

View on Fifth Avenue, New York[carriage in front of houses, trees in f...

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A view taken from the rear of the P. R. R. depot. In the middle ground...

Pennsylvania stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who... More

Mt. Watkins, from So. Dome, Mt. Raymond in distance, perpetual snow in...

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Scene at Niagara Falls. [Fallen tree in foreground.]

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Head quarters, Platte City, Oct. 25th, 1866 [photographer's shadow in ...

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City of the dead, St. Louis No. 2, showing the fine marble tomb of Cab...

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Mt. Vernon Place, southwest from Washington Monument[carriage in foreg...

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[Connecticut River Dam with bridge beyond (shadow of photographer in f...

Connecticut stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ... More

Union Square looking North towards 4th Ave. [Wagon with campaign sign ...

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View from foot of Whitehall street, looking towards south Brooklyn. Th...

New York stereoscopic card. Robert Dennis's stereographs collection includes more than 72,000 stereoscopic views organized primarily by geography. The collection bears the name of the native New Yorker who ass... More

View of Owl's Head, from forest near Laird's Ledge. Lake and Long Isla...

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View of the U.S. Capitol, with Botanical Garden in the foreground.

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Roman Catholic church, Plaza of Guadeloupe, Gouadeloupe Co., Colorado....

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Boo-Peep. [Group of men and women seated outside, child peeking out of...

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