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Boston Store

Date: 05 11 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Boston Store department building at W. Wisconsin Avenue and N. 4th Street.
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Street Scene near Wisconsin National Bank

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Description: Street and sidewalk outside of the Wisconsin National Bank. Men, women, and children are walking on sidewalks, and crossing in front of streetcars. Horse-d...
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Business District

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of East Broadway, a wide road in the business district. The street has tall stone and brick buildings as well as broad sidewalks. Many horse...
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Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged

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Description: Front view of the addition to the Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged, founded on May 10, 1883. Pedestrians are crossing the street near an automobile an...
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Business Section

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Description: View of the business section featuring jewelry, shoe, and drug stores and other storefronts. Women and men walk down the sidewalk near cars parked on the c...
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Sturton Street Looking West

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Description: Westward view of Sturton Street, a dirt road lined with storefronts. Automobiles and horse-drawn carriages are parked along the street. On the right a man...
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Court Square in Business District

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Description: Elevated view of a public square in a business district. Automobiles, pedestrians, and horses and carriages surround a large figural fountain which was ere...
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Narrow Town Street Scene

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Description: View down a narrow town street lined with buildings, and on the street automobiles and a horse-drawn wagon. A man walks near a clothing store on the left.
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Street Scene

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Description: View from sidewalk looking across and down a street in a commercial area. An automobile in the foreground is parked at the curb near "The Jackson" and "A.C...
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Business District

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Description: View from sidewalk lined with trees on right toward left side of a street in a business district. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks, and in the street are h...
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Business District

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Description: View of the business district looking toward North Third Street. W.H. Zinn Co. Department Store, an Italianate building constructed in 1837, stands on the ...
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Street Scene

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Description: View across intersection down South Dubuque Street featuring Hotel Jefferson, built in 1913 with a Classical Revival influence. Automobiles and horse-drawn...
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River Street

Date: 1924
Description: View down street. On the right is a sign for "The Consumers Lumber", among other small shops. A carriage is traveling along the street. A briefcase has bee...
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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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Lower Main Street

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Description: View down Lower Main Street featuring shops, a horse and carriage, automobiles, and trolley tracks.
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Main Street From City Hall

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Description: View down Main Street from City Hall featuring horses and wagons, automobiles, and street cars. Stores line either side of 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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King Street, Leesburg, Virginia

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

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Description: View of a business district intersection with a man perched in the telephone wires overhead. The Gladstone Hotel, built in 1908, is visible to his right.

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