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Small Town in Poor Farming Country

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Description: People assembled at storefront along the street of a small town in "poor farming country."
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Dangers of Jaywalking

Date: 08 1927
Description: A man jaywalking across a street in front of a moving automobile. The road is lined with houses and commercial buildings, and additional automobiles are pa...
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Schoolhouse Traffic Hazards

Date: 04 24 1926
Description: Children walking along the side of a road in front of a one-room schoolhouse as an automobile approaches from behind. Other children are playing in the sch...
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Girl with Lunchpail

Date: 1918
Description: A girl wearing a hat, winter coat and gloves walking through a field while carrying a lunch pail.
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Vacant Lot

Date: 1920
Description: View of a vacant lot littered with garbage and weeds in a residential area. Across the street in the background are what appears to be a row of apartment b...
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South Water Street Market

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of vendors gathered in the South Water Street Market. Horse-drawn carriages and automobiles park in rows between commercial buildings on eit...
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Pedestrian Sign

Date: 05 26 1926
Description: A sign reading: "Walk on Left" is posted on a power line pole. A man is walking on the left side of a rural road in the background as a truck drives by.

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