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Historic Photography
- Anderson,
George Edward Almost 13,000 images taken ca. 1878-1928, which
includes studio and environmental portraits, mostly of Utah residents;
Utah railroad and mining history (including the 1900 Scofield mine
disaster); and Mormon (LDS) Church historic sites. (BYU)
- Beckwith Photograph
Collection images of Frank Asahel Beckwith, editor and publisher of
the Millard County Chronicle, a weekly newspaper at Delta, Utah
(Delta
City Library in partnership with the
University of Utah)
- Bonneville
Salt Flats - images from the long tradition of competing for land
speed records on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. (University
of Utah)
- Camp, Walter Mason
86 photographic images of the Indian Wars of North America, 1865-1890
(BYU)
- Jackson, William Henry
Almost 1,100 images from one of the most renowned 19th century
landscape photographers of the American West. The collection includes
landscapes of the western United States and Mexico; but also 231 images of
Asia and Pacific countries; 60 Native American portraits; and 30 pieces of
art. (BYU)
- Irvine,
Edith 293 photographs of California, especially stunning are
her 1906 San Francisco earthquake images, with other important California
images from the Electra Power Project (1898-1902), Mokelumne Hill and
Yosemite National Park. (BYU)
- Pictures
of the Civil War National Archives (NARA)
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Regional Streetscape and Townscape Photographs of New York City, 1860-1942
Several hundred prints and photographs offering the complete content of
a wide range of selected image collections and illustrated monographs:
Hudson River mansions, including Washington Irving's home and vicinity in
the 1860s; street views by Alice Austen from 1896; a panorama of Fifth
Avenue from 1911, and more. (NYPL)
- San
Francisco Images Fireman's Fund
- Savage, C. R. Over
1,000 images from one of the foremost 19th century landscape
photographers of the western United States. The collection includes
portraits, many of prominent Mormon leaders; views of Utah and the west;
mining operations; and some Native American portraits. (BYU)
- Stewart, Willard
Photographs for the WPA and HABS, contains 246 photographs of landscapes
and buildings in Delaware. The collection includes images from throughout
Delaware, although the greatest number are from New Castle County, with
the architecture of New Castle and Wilmington being extremely well
represented. (University
of Delaware)
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Transportation Photographs an ongoing digital collection of
photographs depicting various modes of transportation in the Pacific
Northwest region and Western United States during the first half of the
20th century. (University
of Washington)
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According to
Wikipedia:
◦ Freehold is a term used in real estate or real
property law, land held in fee simple, as opposed to leasehold, which is
land which is leased.
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A freeholder is an elected county official in the
State of New Jersey; see Board of Chosen Freeholders, the body they serve
in. (an 8th great-grandfather of mine
was one of the earliest freeholders)
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Farnham's Freehold is a novel written by Robert A.
Heinlein in 1965.
North Farnham was an Anglican parish in
Richmond county, Virginia (9th
great-grandparents owned land in this parish)
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