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[Four men work on the reconstruction of a demolished house]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06698.05 Author/Creator: Place Written: Various Places Type: Photograph Date: 1880 ca. Pagination: 1 photograph Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Photograph of four men working on the reconstruction of a demolished house. Three housing structures are in the background.

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