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Post Office

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Description: View across street of a group of men standing on the wooden sidewalk in front of the post office/general store. Above the door is a sign for the "Post Offi...
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Petersburg Business District

Date: 1922
Description: View across street of commercial buildings, with a tree-lined hill in the far background. A group of men and women are standing on the porch of the brick b...
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Public School

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Description: View of the public school with two chimneys, a bell tower, and firewood stacked on the porch. The building is reflected in the puddle in the foreground. Be...
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Bird's Eye View

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view over farm fields in the foreground and town in the distance, with low rolling hills in the far background. Buildings that stand out are St Lu...
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View of a street with automobiles and horse-drawn wagons parked along the curbs. There are commercial buildings on both sides of the street and a few pedes...
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Scene at Plain

Date: 1921
Description: View of men standing near a T-intersection. The three-story building on the left side of the intersection has a sandwich board advertising "Ice Cream." A m...
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Scene on Main Street

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Main Street, with industrial and commercial buildings. Cars are parked at the curb towards the far end of the street, and fields and tree-...
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St. Luke's School and Chapel

Date: 1921
Description: View of facade of St. Luke's school, with grounds in the foreground and the chapel in the back.
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Bettinger Store

Date: 1925
Description: View across street of the Bettinger Store, with men standing on the sidewalk in front near a truck parked at the curb. Further down the street is a gas pum...
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From the Stretch at Fair Grounds

Date: 1909
Description: View across fairground racetrack, with judging stands and large barn in the background.
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Public School

Date: 1926
Description: Public school and grounds. There is a slide on the lawn on the right. A dirt path leads up to the stairs to the entrance.
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Main Street

Date: 1926
Description: View of Main Street with puddles along the side of the street. Trucks and automobiles are traveling down the street, and are parked on the left. A restaura...
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Street Scene

Date: 1918
Description: View down street of the central business district. A large brick building on the left with awnings includes a furniture store. Automobiles are parked at an...
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Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: View down street of the central business district. There is a furniture store on the left, a general store and service garage on the right and a drugstore ...
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Business Block

Date: 1912
Description: View from street towards a row of brick buildings. On the left corner is a building with a sign on the roof that says "W. Welsh." The entrance has a balcon...
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Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down Main Street. On the right is a general store, and Livery/Hardware building with horse-drawn carts parked in the street in front. A group of men a...
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Potosi Congregational Church

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Description: View of the exterior of the Congregational Church, with arched windows and belfry. In the arched window above the doorway it reads: "1891 Cong'l Church." I...
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down street at intersection of commercial buildings on both sides. On the left is a drug store/soda fountain, restaurant and a cafe. On the right is a...
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Hotel

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Description: View across front lawn of a two-story hotel with porches and balconies. An addition built on the right side has a screened-in porch.
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City Hall

Date: 1929
Description: View from street of City Hall building on a corner. There are garages in the back on the left. On the corner there is a stop sign, a Hwy 51 signpost, and a...

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