Photos show what it was like to be a servant during the Gilded Age

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Photos from Gilded Age mansions offer a glimpse into what it was like to live as a servant or staff member during that era.

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Take a look inside Palmer House, a Gilded Age hotel that has hosted US presidents and Hollywood legends

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The Palmer House hotel was a wedding gift from businessman Potter Palmer to his wife, Bertha.

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A New York City townhouse right out of the Gilded Age is on sale for nearly $30 million. Take a look inside.

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This spiral staircase goes all the way up to the fifth floor.

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My favorite New England day trip is a coastal neighborhood with Gilded Age flair — and it's even better during the fall

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Napatree Beach in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.
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One of New York's most beautiful Gilded Age mansions was turned into an art museum. Take a look inside.

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The Frick.

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I dined at a Chicago hotel designed for Gilded Age elites. It felt like being inside a painting.

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The preserved hotel lobby and bar nod at its Gilded Age history.

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See inside Staatsburgh, a 30,000-square-foot Gilded Age mansion whose owners held tickets for the Titanic

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Staatsburgh.

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25 photos show what life looked like for Americans 150 years ago

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America looked very different in 1870.

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This 27-room Gilded Age mansion is more than just a display of wealth and power. Take a look inside Ballantine House.

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Ballantine House.
Ballantine House.

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I toured the private library of J.P. Morgan, one of the richest men of the Gilded Age. It felt like going back in time.

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Inside the Pierpont Morgan Library.

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