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Van Drisse Motors

Date: 07 09 1960
Description: Elevated view of used car lot of Van Drisse Motors, a Ford dealer, at the intersection of Main and Monroe Streets.
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Waters Motor Co. and Pontiacs

Date: 06 01 1935
Description: Waters Motor Co., located at 802 East Washington Avenue. There are two men shaking hands in front of old and new Pontiacs.
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Waters Motor Co. and Pontiacs

Date: 06 01 1935
Description: Waters Motors Co., 802 East Washington Avenue. Two men are shaking hands in front of old and new Pontiacs parked along the curb.
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Automobile Stunt

Date: 08 04 1933
Description: Arthur Santell is pulling three Pontiac automobiles, each with a man on the running board, with his teeth in front of General Auto Service and Henry Motor ...
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Mayville Buick Dealer

Date: 11 12 1981
Description: The Crescent Garage. Although the photograph dates from 1981, the curb-side gas pumps are a throwback to the early days of gas stations. The Crescent Garag...
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Meehan Motor Mart

Date: 08 11 1945
Description: Exterior view of Meehan Motor Mart, 209 East Washington Avenue, and the Jimmy Dodge Restaurant, 203 East Washington Avenue, and the H.F. Sharratt and Compa...
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Cars Parked along Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of several cars parked along Main Street. Business signs read: "Hollingsworth's Drugs," "Harter Motor Company," "American Cafe" and "Coca-Cola."
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Business District

Date: 1905
Description: A view of the business district. Signs read: "Ford authorized sales and service" and "Kodaks."
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down retail street. Cars are parked along the curbs. The stores include: Victrola's dealer, a cafe, a recreation parlor, a restaurant, a clothing stor...
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Looking North on Main Street

Date: 1923
Description: A busy street scene on Main Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Cars are parked in the middle of the street, and triangle flag banners hang above. The shops have...
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Street Scene

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Description: A busy street scene. Cars are parked at the curbs along the shops. The shops include: a grocery, a bakery/ice cream shop, a cafe, Prentice brothers hardwar...
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Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of the central business district looking down middle of street. Automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curbs. On ...
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Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership on E. Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: View up E. Washington Avenue towards a group of four smiling people standing on the curb near the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership soon after construction ...
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Truck Bodies Outside the New Schoelkopf Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: Two early Ford truck bodies on the sidewalk in front of the Schoelkopf Ford dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue. On the right at the curb are a Shelko o...
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Ford Model T in Front of Schoelkopf Ford Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: View from street towards a 1914 or 1915 Ford Model T parked at the curb in front of the Schoelkopf dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue.
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Ford Truck in Front of the Schoelkopf Ford Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: View from street of three men posing on a Ford truck loaded with wood boards. The truck is parked in front of the Schoelkopf Ford dealership at 210 E. Wash...
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Model T Speedster Outside the Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership

Date: 1916
Description: Light-colored Ford speedster is parked on the sidewalk in front of Schoelkopf's dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue. There is a Ford sign in the show wi...
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Model T Roadster in Front of Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership

Date: 1916
Description: Small roadster parked in front of Schoelkopf's dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue. A man stands near the entrance on the right. On the far left a car i...
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Maxwell GA Touring Car

Date: 1911
Description: A Maxwell GA touring car is parked in the street in front of the Schoelkopf dealership at 210 East Washington Avenue.
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The Schoelkopf Lincoln Ford Dealership

Date: 1920
Description: View from across street towards the Schoelkopf automobile dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue. Above the show windows flanking the entrance are signs fo...

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