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Harper Battery Service Interior
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Interior of Harper Battery Service, located at 124 West Main Street. There is a man standing with his foot on the running board of an automobile, holding an Exide battery.
September 21, 1934
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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WHi 16347
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