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Indianapolis, Indiana

Groll, Theodor: Washington Street, Indianapolis, at Dusk

Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana

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Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

Groll, Theodor: Washington Street, Indianapolis, at Dusk

Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, Indianapolis, Indiana

Butler University

Indianapolis: Central Canal

Indianapolis: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art

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