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Buying Paint

Date: 1950
Description: A couple waits at the checkout stand with a shopping cart and cans of Mautz paint and other supplies to purchase.
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The Carlisle House

Date: 1876
Description: The Carlisle House on Brodhead Street. The building is surrounded by the Commercial Hotel, a billiard parlor, and J. Orbrecht's Variety Store.
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends over the dock to permi...
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National Food Store in Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman shops for meat at the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills.
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National Food Store Shorewood Shopping Center

Date: 12 27 1951
Description: A woman shops for fruits and vegetables at the National Food Store in the Shorewood Shopping Center, located at 3244 University Avenue in Shorewood Hills.
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Crowds Awaiting Drug Store Opening

Date: 07 29 1909
Description: Crowds await the opening of a drugstore owned by E.M. Allen. Horses and carriages park in the street near shops and residences.
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Post Office Square

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Description: View of the town center with shops, a church, and a horse and wagons.
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street featuring stores and a trolley car.
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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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Street Scene

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Description: View down a high-traffic dirt road featuring shops and horse-drawn carriages.
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Public Square

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Description: Shops surround a statue on the street corner in a public square.
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: View down a busy street with horse-drawn carriages and trolley cars.
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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

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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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Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: Street scene featuring a cannon at the corner of a park. A commercial strip is visible in the background.
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Street Scene, Winfield, Kansas

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Description: View down a street featuring shops and small businesses.
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Brewery Gulch

Date: 1920
Description: Storefronts line the main streets in Brewery Gulch. Paramount Pictures Theater can be seen in the foreground.
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Main Street

Date: 06 1900
Description: View down Main Street.

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