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Street Scene
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View down Main Street. Pedestrians gather near parked streetcars, horse-drawn carriages, and storefronts. Signs on buildings read: "Pfeifer," "Blass," and "M.M. Cohn & Co." Caption at bottom reads: "Main Street, Looking South From 3rd St."
circa 1890
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