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Broadway Street

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A man walks across the unpaved street in the Broadway Street business district, with automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles along the curb. There is a hill in the background. An advertisement for the circus is on a building on the left. Caption reads: "Broadway, Audubon, Iowa."

Date Created:
1895

Publication Information

Date Created 1895

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 13 x 11 cm

Collection Information

Source Collection Albertype Company photographs, circa 1880s-circa 1950
Call Number (A6)00651

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W011K7P
Legacy ID
WHi 70067

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