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Glimpses of some of the beautiful scenery in the proposed Appalachian National Forest (LOC)
Taken 5 Jan 1908
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Old heads on young shoulder in the highest financial circles of America (LOC)
Taken 19 Jan 1908
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Sharks, rattlesnakes, fighting cocks and gamblers await our navy at Magdalena Bay (LOC)
Taken 1 Mar 1908
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Congo huts which somewhat resemble the wigwams of our North American Indians (LOC)
Taken 29 Mar 1908
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Now spring unlocks the leaves and grass to paint the sombre fields (LOC)
Taken 5 Apr 1908
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Woman's altruism shown by the growing custom of dining in public on Easter Sunday (LOC)
Taken 19 Apr 1908
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New York's work horse parade comes again this month (LOC)
Taken 3 May 1908
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Surviving veterans of the Civil War who rose to the rank of Major General, or higher (LOC)
Taken 24 May 1908
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Latest photographs of Mrs. William Howard Taft and her three children (LOC)
Taken 28 Jun 1908
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Govenor Hughes making the ascent of Mount Marcy, highest peak of the Adirondacks (LOC)
Taken 16 Aug 1908
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Politics and the fatal "R" begin this week their deadly work upon the oyster (LOC)
Taken 30 Aug 1908
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Here is one candidate who is not worrying about his success at the polls next month (LOC)
Taken 25 Oct 1908
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Rival horse shows will open this week in Madison Square Garden and the American Museum of Natural History (LOC)
Taken 8 Nov 1908
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How thick is Gotham? One answer is: ten hundred and ninety feet (LOC)
Taken 29 Nov 1908
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Uncle Sam's Secret Service seems to have a powerful attraction for young men (LOC)
Taken 20 Dec 1908
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Happy New Year! (LOC)
Taken 27 Dec 1908
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