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First Street

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Description: First street lined with trees, storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians.
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Busy Main Street Intersection

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Description: View of a crowded intersection at Main Street. Pedestrians stand on the sidewalk and cross the street near carriages. On the left corner stands August Na...
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Busy Main Street

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Description: View of a busy downtown street. Pedestrians gather near Augusta National Bank on the street corner at right.
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Flores Avenue

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Description: View of Flores Avenue, a commercial section of downtown. The city hall, built in 1884, stands on the left near Laredo National Bank, founded in 1892. On ...
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Street Scene

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Description: Elevated view of streets, stores, the Bank of Bisbee, and dwellings built into the hillside. Pedestrians, automobiles, and horse-drawn vehicles are visible...
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Bank of Arlington

Date: 1910
Description: Two cars park in front of the Bank of Arlington and other small businesses. The bank was built in 1900.
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Bank of Arlington

Date: 1910
Description: An automobile and pedestrians pass the Bank of Arlington, built in 1900, on Main Street. Other commercial buildings stand nearby.
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Hotel Ogden

Date: 1885
Description: Exterior view of the front of the Hotel Ogden located at 149 East Wilson Street. Three men wearing suits are relaxing on the porch, with two men sitting on...
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30th Anniversary of Social Security

Date: 1965
Description: Wilbur Cohen and Robert Ball sit on a stage behind a table listening to a speaker at the podium during a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the social ...
Print

Columbia Chilled Plows Advertising Card

Date: 1881
Description: Chromolithograph card featuring an illustration of a man (or boy) perched barefoot on a rope ladder at the edge of a balcony. He is trying to kiss the woma...
Postcard

Railrod Street, Independence, Wis.

Date: 1913
Description: View across unpaved intersection towards businesses, including the A. Garthus building with a grocery/general store, the State Bank of Independence, the Th...

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