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The Lobby, Murphy's Hotel, Richmond, Va. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
The Lobby, Murphy's Hotel, Richmond, Va. c.between 1910 and 1920

Interior of a Protestant Gothic Church with Motifs from the Oude and Nieuwe Kerk in... 1660-1680
Interior of a Protestant Gothic Church with Motifs from the Oude and Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam, 1660-1680

Interior of a Gothic Church, 1625. Creators: Bartholomeus van Bassen, Esaias van de Velde
Interior of a Gothic Church, 1625

Italian harbor view, 1650-1689. Creator: Jacob van der Ulft
Italian harbor view, 1650-1689

Main waiting room, Grand Central Terminal, N.Y. Central Lines, New York, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
Main waiting room, Grand Central Terminal, N.Y. Central Lines, New York, c.between 1910 and 1920

S.W. [i.e. Southwest] view of the mansion at Mt. Vernon, c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
S.W. [i.e. Southwest] view of the mansion at Mt. Vernon, c.between 1910 and 1920

On the west veranda, Hotel Champlain, Bluff Point, N.Y. c.between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Unknown
On the west veranda, Hotel Champlain, Bluff Point, N.Y. c.between 1910 and 1920

The Royal Poinciana Hotel, entrance, Palm Beach, Fla. 1902. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Poinciana Hotel, entrance, Palm Beach, Fla. 1902

The Royal Poinciana Hotel, entrance, Palm Beach, Fla. 1902. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Poinciana Hotel, entrance, Palm Beach, Fla. 1902

The Front entrance, Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Mountains, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
The Front entrance, Hotel Kaaterskill, Catskill Mountains, N.Y. between 1900 and 1905

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Three Oaks plantation, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Three Oaks plantation, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Sarpy plantation below the city of New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Sarpy plantation below the city of New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Plantation house, possibly the Belles Demoiselles, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Plantation house, possibly the Belles Demoiselles, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Plantation house, possibly the Belles Demoiselles, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Plantation house, possibly the Belles Demoiselles, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Plantation house, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Plantation house, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Plantation house, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Plantation house, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Old Exchange Bank, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Old Exchange Bank, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Henry Sullivan Buckner House, 1410 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Henry Sullivan Buckner House, 1410 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

General Beauregard's house, 1113 Chartres Street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
General Beauregard's house, 1113 Chartres Street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

General Beauregard's house, 1113 Chartres Street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
General Beauregard's house, 1113 Chartres Street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

General Beauregard's house, 1113 Chartres Street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
General Beauregard's house, 1113 Chartres Street, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Colonial residence in the Vieux Carre´, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Colonial residence in the Vieux Carre´, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Three arched gateways, [College of Charleston, Porter's Lodge, 66 George Street]... c1920-c1926
Three arched gateways, [College of Charleston, Porter's Lodge, 66 George Street], Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Two-story house with columned porch, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, c1920-1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Two-story house with columned porch, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Residence in the Garden District, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Residence in the Garden District, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Multi-story house, possibly in the Garden District, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Multi-story house, possibly in the Garden District, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Ground floor of a multi-story house, [Miles Brewton House, 27 King Street], Charleston... c1920-26
Ground floor of a multi-story house, [Miles Brewton House, 27 King Street], Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Facade of a multi-story house, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Facade of a multi-story house, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Entrance to an unidentified building, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, c1920-c1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Entrance to an unidentified building, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Entrance to an unidentified building, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, c1920-c1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Entrance to an unidentified building, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Door of an unidentified building, New Orleans or Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

Door of 616 Orleans Alley, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Door of 616 Orleans Alley, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Market scene, New Orleans, between 1920 and 1926

St. Philip's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926. Creator: Arnold Genthe
St. Philip's Church, Charleston, South Carolina, between 1920 and 1926

The Piazza of Saint Peter's Seen through an Arch of the Basilica, 1778/1779

San Giorgio dei Greci, Seen from an Arcade, 1824/1829. Creator: Samuel Prout
San Giorgio dei Greci, Seen from an Arcade, 1824/1829

The Portico of the Pantheon, 1750s and early 1760s. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Portico of the Pantheon, 1750s and early 1760s

Voyage Pittoresque Ou Description Des Royaumes De Naples Et De Sicile (vol. 3), pub. 1781-1786
Voyage Pittoresque Ou Description Des Royaumes De Naples Et De Sicile (vol. 3), published 1781-1786. Scenic Journey or Description of the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily

Freggi Dell'Architettura, published 1645. Creator: Agostino Mitelli
Freggi Dell'Architettura, published 1645

Architecture Piece, 1658. Creator: Daniel de Blieck
Architecture Piece, 1658

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