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JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANATHOMAS JEFFERSON1802

JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA
THOMAS JEFFERSON
1802

Plan of Detroit, MichiganJudge Augustus Woodward1805

Plan of Detroit, Michigan
Judge Augustus Woodward
1805

Poplar ForestThomas Jefferson1806

Poplar Forest
Thomas Jefferson
1806

The Wreck of the HopeCaspar David Friedrich(early) 1820s

The Wreck of the Hope
Caspar David Friedrich
(early) 1820s

Crazy Quilts and Kaleidoscopes– – –

Crazy Quilts
and Kaleidoscopes
– – –

LEWIS FOREMAN DAYARTIST | AUTHOR | DESIGNER1845-1910

LEWIS FOREMAN DAY
ARTIST | AUTHOR | DESIGNER
1845-1910

Watertown Octagon House  John Richards  1854

Watertown Octagon House
John Richards
1854

Menier Chocolate FactoryParis, France 1872

Menier Chocolate Factory
Paris, France
1872

Frank Lloyd WrightFountainhead of Diagonality————-

Frank Lloyd Wright
Fountainhead of Diagonality
————-

Toast RackChristopher Dresser1878

Toast Rack
Christopher Dresser
1878

Lewis Foreman Day’sGeometry Books1886-1909

Lewis Foreman Day’s
Geometry Books
1886-1909

The Butterfly PlanGreat Britain1890s

The Butterfly Plan
Great Britain
1890s

ROMEO AND JULIETFRANK LLOYD WRIGHT1896

ROMEO AND JULIET
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT
1896

Vladimir ShukhovEngineerc. 1900

Vladimir Shukhov
Engineer
c. 1900

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