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Main Street Looking North
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Electric cable car tracks run down the street and horse-drawn carts are on the right side of the street. Electrical power lines are strung across the street. Business signs read: "Cape Plumbing And Heating Shop. W.J. Lee" and "Restaurant Arcade Saloon Oyster Cafe." Caption reads: "Main Street, Looking North, Cape Girardeau, Mo."
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Main street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Business sign reads: "The Adell Cafe."
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