Looking down the spiral staircase in the Trustee House at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.

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Looking down the spiral staircase in the Trustee House at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.

Looking down the spiral staircase in the Trustee House at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Ky.

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