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A black and white photograph of the Bushwood Wharf in 1915.

Black and White Photograph of a wharf along an inlet of Chesapeake Bay within St. Mary's County.

"Old log slave cabin - 'D' on diagram - Sotterly, Slave Quarters, State Route 245 & Vista Road Vicinity, Hollywood, St. Mary's County, MD"

A pre-1930s photograph of an abandoned Sotterley Plantation slave cabin, taken for the Historic American…

(partial transcription) “The communication refereed to stated that Mr. Wood (J.A. Wood of New York) and associates were (all in on to?) acquire lands in the City of Tampa and erect (theren?)Hotel building and asked that the city enter into a contract…

This is an image of Wilson House, the North Adams' premier hotel. From its construction in 1866 and its destruction in a fire in 1912, Wilson House was a proud fixture of North Adams' downtown. This image was part of the 1898 publication "North Adams…

This photograph documents the official opening of the Hoosac Tunnel in 1876. Engineers, investors, and other observers of the ceremony and some of their wives are all posed around a locomotive at the mouth of the tunnel.

This is a clipping publicizing the Weber Brothers Shoe Factory.

(transcription) “Mr. W.N Conoley, representing the Electric Sight Co., addressed the council on the subject of adopting the electric system of lighting the City. He proposed to furnish either arc or incandescent lights. He thought twelve or fourteen…

This photograph displays the interior of the Weber Brothers Shoe Store in North Adams. It was taken as part of a 1898 publication called "North Adams and Vicinity Illustrated."

This postcard depicts the West Portal of the Hoosac Tunnel in North Adams, and bears a label which reads "Hoosac Tunnel, No. Adams, Mass".