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Main Street Lighted by Nernst Lamps
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View down center of unpaved Main Street, lit by Nernst lamps. On the left side of the street is M.L. Nelson's office at 119. On the right side of the street is a cigar store, a trunk factory and a millinery, which is at 120 Main Street.
1900
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