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Stillwell-Perine House, Oldest Section Erected 1679, Property of Staten Island Historical Society [site of Alice Austen's and Gertrude Tate's Box Tree Tea Room]

Stillwell-Perine House, Oldest Section Erected 1679, Property of State...

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Historical Sketch of Passaic County.

Historical Sketch of Passaic County.

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Country Store Museum  [printed by the S.I. Historical Society]

Country Store Museum [printed by the S.I. Historical Society]

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The Central Corridor, New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord, N. H.

The Central Corridor, New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Conco...

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"Semi-circular" mahogany sideboard and knife-box. Inlaid and banded with satinwood, mahogany, and ebony; known in the United States as the Marie Antoinette Knox sideboard. The property of the Hon. James Phinney Baxter, president of Maine Historical Society, Portland, Maine, U.S.A.

"Semi-circular" mahogany sideboard and knife-box. Inlaid and banded wi...

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New York Historical Society, Second Avenue and Eleventh Street.

New York Historical Society, Second Avenue and Eleventh Street.

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Historical map of the state of Connecticut

Historical map of the state of Connecticut

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Stephen's General Store (reconstructed by Staten Island  Historical Society, int. of typical general store

Stephen's General Store (reconstructed by Staten Island Historical So...

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The Reading Room , New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord, N. H.

The Reading Room , New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord,...

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The Entrance, New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord, N. H.

The Entrance, New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord, N. H...

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Drum Beaten at the Battle of Lexington by William Dimond, Now in Possesion of the Lexington Historical Society. The Long Roll on This Drum was the First Overt Act of the Revolution

Drum Beaten at the Battle of Lexington by William Dimond, Now in Posse...

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The Central Corridor, New Hampshire Historical Society Building Concord, N. H.

The Central Corridor, New Hampshire Historical Society Building Concor...

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Upper Corridor, New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord, N. H.

Upper Corridor, New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord, N....

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Historical Society Building Art print

Historical Society Building Art print

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The alms house in the park. At the close of the Revolution. The home of the Historical Society from 1816 to 1823.--And of the New-York courts.

The alms house in the park. At the close of the Revolution. The home o...

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New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord, N. H.

New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord, N. H.

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An early Virginian colonist's parlour. Oak "drawinge" table, in the possession of the Pickering family, Salem, U. S. A., from 1636. Oak bible box, Connecticut Historical Society, U.S.A. Elder Brewster's chair, Pilgrims' Hall, Plymouth, Mass., U.S.A.

An early Virginian colonist's parlour. Oak "drawinge" table, in the po...

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The Stairway, New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord, N. H.

The Stairway, New Hampshire Historical Society Building, Concord, N. H...

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State Historical Society of Iowa
Gray's Historical Maps of the United States

Gray's Historical Maps of the United States

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Historical Sketch of Tompkins County. [cont.]

Historical Sketch of Tompkins County. [cont.]

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Historical Sketch of Tompkins County. [cont.]

Historical Sketch of Tompkins County. [cont.]

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Historical Sketch of Tompkins County. [cont.]

Historical Sketch of Tompkins County. [cont.]

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Historical Sketch of Tompkins County. [cont.]

Historical Sketch of Tompkins County. [cont.]

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State Historical Society of Iowa
Historical Sketch of Passaic County. [cont.]

Historical Sketch of Passaic County. [cont.]

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State Historical Society of Iowa
Historical Sketch of Tompkins County.

Historical Sketch of Tompkins County.

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Historical Sketch of Tompkins County. [cont.]

Historical Sketch of Tompkins County. [cont.]

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New York City. Historical Map. Old New York. "The Bouwery."

New York City. Historical Map. Old New York. "The Bouwery."

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New York Historical Society Art print

New York Historical Society Art print

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State Historical Society of Iowa