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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Martin Lein/Lien's Funeral

Date: 05 1911
Description: Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes sever...
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Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view from railroad tracks of the Depot. Four men are standing alongside the depot building near a wheeled cart. The building features two signs, o...
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Clarendon Pond and Village

Date: 1899
Description: A man steers a horse and carriage down a winding country road near Clarendon Pond. Village dwellings are visible across the pond.
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City View

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Description: Elevated city view featuring dwellings in a hilly landscape. Published by A.P. Brown & Bro.
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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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The Upper Square

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Description: View of a business district featuring shops, automobiles, wagons, and dwellings. E.A. Lawrence & Co. and a shoe store are visible at right.
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Prospect Street

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Description: View down Prospect Street, a dirt road, featuring the construction of a brick corner building. Two men look on from the steps of their home across the str...
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Storefronts on Broadway

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Description: View down Broadway featuring carriages and automobiles parked near storefronts. Published by Clinton Bowen.
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Main Street

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Description: View down the main street of town, lined with small shops. A horse leads a wagon past Lewis Abramowitz' store at right.
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State Street, Erie, Pennsylvania

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Description: View down State Street featuring cable cars, horse-drawn carriages, and bicycles. Pedestrians pass by shops and the Marine National Bank on the right, kno...
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Main Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Description: View down Main Street. Men stand outside stores on either side of the street.
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Davis Street

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Description: View down Davis Street, a busy downtown area, looking East. Crowds stand on both sides of the road near storefronts.
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King Street, Leesburg, Virginia

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Description: View down King Street featuring automobiles parked outside storefronts.
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Main Street

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Description: A posed group of townspeople stand outside storefronts on Main Street.
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Street Scene

Date: 1905
Description: View down a street filled with pedestrians who walk by stores and small businesses.
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Street Scene

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Description: View down a street lined with small shops and restaurants.
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Business District

Date: 1910
Description: Carriages park outside restaurants and shops in a central business district.
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Business District

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Description: Pedestrians pass by stores and small businesses in a central business district.
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Business Section

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Description: View of the business section of town. The street is lined with businesses including the National Bank of Commerce, a hotel, and a clothing store. Text on t...

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