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

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Capitol Park in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1876.
Capitol Park in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1876.

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See how Elon Musk's fortune compares with the richest Americans in history

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Split image of John D. Rockefeller and Elon Musk
Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller has long been considered the wealthiest man in America's history, but Elon Musk is now wealthier — and his fortune continues to grow.

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See inside Marble House, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont's 140,000-square-foot Newport mansion that appears in 'The Gilded Age'

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Marble House in Newport, Rhode Island.
Marble House is in Newport, Rhode Island.

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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
Staatsburgh is about two hours from New York City.

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Famous figures who had Titanic tickets but didn't make it on board

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American financier John Pierpont Morgan (1837 - 1913), circa 1880.
American financier J. Pierpont Morgan, circa 1880.

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See inside Coe Hall, a 65-room mansion built by a Gilded Age businessman who was booked on the Titanic's return voyage

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camellia greenhouse
The Camellia Greenhouse.

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I visited Sagamore Hill, the country estate of President Theodore Roosevelt, dubbed the 'Summer White House.' Take a look.

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Sagamore Hill on Long Island, New York.

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Gilded Age townhouse sells for $34.5 million in NYC, ending 2 sisters' heated bankruptcy battle

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The library of House of Cassini features 17-foot ceilings bedecked by plaster sculptures of owls, urns, and cherubs.
The library of House of Cassini features 17-foot ceilings bedecked by plaster sculptures of owls, urns, and cherubs.

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Two evicted sisters try to derail $34.5 million sale of Gilded Age home

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A composite photo shows a $34.5 million Gilded Age mansion and Marianne Nestor, who with her sister are fighting to reclaim it.
Judges have been trying to sell this $34.5 million Gilded Age mansion for six years. Designer Oleg Cassini's widow, right, and her sister, both in their 80s, keep fighting to reclaim it.

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Look inside Vizcaya, Miami's 45,000-square-foot Gilded Age mansion that now counts Ken Griffin as a neighbor

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aerial view of the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami, Florida
James Deering's 1916 winter home is located less than 10 minutes away from the heart of Miami.

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