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Dangers of Jaywalking

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man jaywalking across a street in front of a moving automobile. The road is lined with houses and commercial buildings, and additional automobiles are pa...
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Commercial City Street

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Description: View of a commercial area at the end of the nineteenth century. Men cross the street near parked automobiles, and others stand in the doorway of the Jones ...
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Main Avenue

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Description: View down Main Avenue, a downtown business district. On the left corner of the avenue stands the Service Trust Company, built in 1925. Men and women cross ...
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down retail street. Cars are parked along the curbs. The stores include: Victrola's dealer, a cafe, a recreation parlor, a restaurant, a clothing stor...
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Narrow Town Street Scene

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Description: Pedestrians pass parked cars along a narrow dirt road lined with shops.
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Main Street and Washington State College

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Description: View of Main Street, featuring shops, cars, and carriages. Washington State College, founded in 1890, can be seen on a hilltop beyond the street.
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City View, Northfork, Virginia

Date: 1925
Description: View of a city featuring a downtown district and a neighborhood built into the hillside.
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down middle of street with many shops. Cars are parked at an angle along both sides of the street. A man rides a bicycle across the intersection. The ...
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: A view down a street with stores and shops. The stores include: Koffee Kup Kafe, Hotel East, Boortz Garage, a hardware store, and the State & County Deposi...
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: View of O.G. Herbster's Souvenir and Post Card Shop as seen from from across a street. The Central Standard clock stands at left.
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City Street

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Description: View down a city street, lined with storefronts. Piggly Wiggly is visible at right; it was founded in 1916.

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