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Courthouse Square
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Courthouse (now Cathedral) Square, looking northeast from N. Jefferson and E. Wells Street. People are sitting on benches in the park, with the courthouse in the background. Caption on glass plate reads: "Court House [sic] Square".
September 24, 1916
Joseph Brown & Son
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WHi 47991
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Courthouse Square
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Pavilion in Kosciusko Park
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Pavilion and riverbank. Caption on glass plate reads: "Pavilion Kosciusko Park".
View Northwest from Downtown
September 14, 1913
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