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Probably West Point Parade [Dewey Parade, R.S.D.] [Horses and carriage pass by crowd waving flags. Admiral Dewey in cockaded tricorn salutes crowd. Mayor Van Wyck in top hat seated by him.]

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Probably West Point Parade [Dewey Parade, R.S.D.] [Men in plumed helmets on horseback lead West Point Cadets marching in background 7th Regiment [National Guard]

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Probably West Point Parade [Dewey Parade, R.S.D.] [West Point cadets marching 7th Regiment]

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Probably West Point Parade [Dewey Parade, R.S.D.] [Cavalry men pulling cannon other soldiers follow on foot.]

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Probably West Point Parade [Dewey Parade, R.S.D.] [78th Street, Cavalry – 3 in foreground wearing uniforms with braid and tassels. Hats with brush attached at top center [Squadron A, National Guard]]

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Probably West Point Parade [Dewey Parade, R.S.D.] [Country setting – cavalry lined up in formation.]

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[Flushing: Civil War veterans, some leaning on swords in front of festooned obelisk inscribed: “Erected in masonry of the patriotic volunteers from Flushing who sacrificed their lives…for the conservation of Our Union, 1861-1865.”]

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[View from above looking down at large crowd, some wearing sashes of fraternal orders, others holding large flags (inscriptions not visible). Nearly all are men. Near the back of the crowd, standing around a table, are a group of dignitaries.]

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[Studio photograph of men in kilts, etc. two banners on wall with inscriptions, one depicts a thistle.]

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[Outdoor photographs of men in kilts.]

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[Outdoor photographs of men in kilts.]

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[Outdoor photographs of men in kilts. Group carrying bagpipes.]

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[Group photograph [19th century] outside section of large stone house with very tall windows. Military man in dress uniform, elderly portly man wearing chain of office, and other elderly and middle-aged men. Women holding closed parasols, grass.]

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[Group on deck of yacht – most women wearing neckties with white shirts and long skirts. Small girl in sailor suit. Two of the men wear caps, one a straw hat, one a derby]

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[Group photo in front of building. About 50 kindergarten and elementary school children, three teachers, one woman wearing a bow tie.]

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Manhattan – Test Pavement Chart – 2nd Avenue, Houston Street to 22nd Street – 1913

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Chart of Improvements to Jamaica Bay Boulevard, 1921-1923

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[Men standing in front of wagon at bridge to pier [loading station Sewer disposal] with smokestack. Unfinished warehouses in background.]

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Flushing Bay [Decrepit boat basing in foreground. Arrow drawn in background showing 108th Street. Houses on embankment bg.]

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Industrial Area [Factories, water tower, smoke-stacks]

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Queens Boulevard [#83], East at 56th Avenue [Cars along road with tracks. Telephone poles.]

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Queens Boulevard [#83], East at Pilgrim Street [Road under construction. Partial view of billboard at left. [“New and Used Brick Cars – Broadway at 170th Street”] Telephone poles at right]

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1610-B Laurel Hill Boulevard, West at 46th Street [Man laying bricks at side of road.]

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[Long street (unpaved) with trolley tracks. Small boy in knickers leans against telephone pole. Girl standing near him. Two -story stores at right. Sign for Central Ice Cream 19-25 Central Avenue, Brooklyn]

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