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Main Street Looking North

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Description: Electric cable car tracks run down the street and horse-drawn carts are on the right side of the street. Electrical power lines are strung across the stree...
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Holden Street

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Description: View of Holden Street lined with storefronts, pedestrians and automobiles. Business signs read: "Lobran's" "Russell Brothers Quality Clothes Shop" and "A.A...
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Shopping District

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Description: Stores in the shopping district. Business signs read: "Laura Conklin Millinery," "Dr. Wilfley Surgeon" and "Jumbo Clothing and Shoe Co." The Jumbo store ha...
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West Side of Square

Date: 1911
Description: View of the West side of the town square, with automobiles, horse-drawn carts, pedestrians and a fountain. The street is lined with storefronts including "...
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Masonic Building Exterior

Date: 1911
Description: View from street toward the Masonic building (erected 1876). Business signs read: (obscured) "Millinery," "W.F. Terrell," "M.J. Eves Real Estate & Insuranc...
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Galena Street Business District

Date: 1910
Description: Galena Street business district. Business signs read: "J.D. Wheat Department Store," "Lilley & Foss Clothiers 124 Galena St.," "Kimball Pianos," "E.A. Blus...
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West State Street Shopping District

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Description: The West State Street shopping district. Electric lights and power lines are overhead. Business signs read: "The Register-Gazette," "Edison Light" and "Wea...
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Shopping District

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Description: Shopping district. Business signs read: "The Big Store" and "H.R. Strehlow." The sign on the building in the center reads: "Glasgow Block."
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Shopping District

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Description: View of a shopping district. Business signs read: "The Right Price Department Store," "Valley City (obscured) Prescription Druggists," "Meat Market," "The ...
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Main Street

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Description: View of Main Street. Business signs read: "Rugby Confectioner," "The "Grill" Cafe," "Lyric," "Drugs," "Millinery" and "Mrs. Fredricksen Naturopath."
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J.C. Penney Co. Storefront

Date: 1940
Description: The storefront of the J.C. Penney store, 127 Third Street. There are summer clothes, hats, and shoes for men and women in the display windows. There is a h...
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Clam Shell Buttons

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Description: Finished package of buttons made from shells. Button package reads Fairport Biological Station.
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Pearl Button Company

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior view from across road of the Pearl Button Company. A man sits in a horse and buggy parked outside the building.
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Factory

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Description: The factory of William E. Belles, with the text, "William E. Belles MFGR of Men's and Boy's Night Robes".
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New Ladies' Wear Department at Hub Men's Clothing Store

Date: 02 02 1952
Description: A new ladies' wear department opened in The Hub Men's Clothing Store. The new department, featuring coats, suits, dresses, and casual wear, is located on t...
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Window Display Contest Winner

Date: 06 12 1952
Description: Robert J. Widmer accepts the keys for a new Nash Rambler that he won for his entry in the window display contest for Lee hats. His display was named the be...
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Shoes for Sale

Date: 12 1937
Description: Fascinated by the street life in the market at Misurata, Libya, journalist Cecil brown took this photograph of handmade shoes for sale.
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Business Block

Date: 1911
Description: View from street of a business block in Ableman. There is a storefront with umbrellas displayed in the show window, and what appears to be a hammock is han...
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Sturton Street Looking West

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Description: Westward view of Sturton Street, a dirt road lined with storefronts. Automobiles and horse-drawn carriages are parked along the street. On the right a man...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down street with storefronts on both sides. On the left, there is a tailor shop, Pundy's Cafe, Dubow's[?] Variety Store, a clothing store, and Vander ...

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