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| Description: | Street scene featuring Frierson's Pharmacy in the center. People walk the sidewalks and cars are parked in front of the row of stores. |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a developed strip of land on Barnegat Bay showing the Atlantic ocean, houses, lakes, railroad tracks, a marina and a jetty in the distance. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Street level view of a dirt road through a country town with pedestrians looking on, a horse-drawn carriage approaching and the facades of a few brick and ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of man standing atop lumber loaded onto a horse-drawn flatbed wagon. The wagon is stopped on a road construction or repair site. The "Hotel ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of warehouse district east of downtown. Tall brick buildings including the Alton Mercantile Company stand next to wide streets with sidewalks... |
| Date: | 1847 |
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| Description: | Distant view of the early settlement of the town showing a strip of low-slung buildings in a barren expanse. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Building facades on Second Avenue in the East Village. Fire escapes and various signs attach to the buildings and hang into the street. A small group of ... |
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| Description: | A portrait of a police officer directing traffic with a pleasant look on his face and one hand in the air. A building on the corner behind the man reads "5... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | View of the Breakers Hotel taken from the Garden Pier. A pavilion and rows of wooden benches are to the left and a sign advertises "Luigi Valeno's Band." T... |
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| Description: | View looking down First Avenue, with shops on the left and small houses on the right. Automobiles are parked along both sides of the street. The signs pain... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View from street of commercial area with storefronts and pedestrians. Many cars are parked on both sides of the street. Visible storefront signs read, "S &... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View of Scott Street looking west. There are automobiles parked on each side of the snowy street, and two men are standing on the corner holding shovels. S... |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over storefronts and the river. Plate 50 |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over storefronts and the river. Plate 49 |
| Date: | 1866 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. This building, which was destroyed by fire in 1866, was located in the commercial district known as Market Square. The Square was actually a t... |
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| Description: | View down Main Street. Automobiles are parked along the curbs, pedestrians are on the sidewalks in front of storefronts. Hotel Swoboda can be seen at left;... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View along left side sidewalk toward shops and businesses lining a commercial street. A large sign outside a shop on the left reads: "Wholesale Wallpaper, ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A view of the facade and side of City Hall. The main entrance is part of the bell tower. Men are sitting on the bench outside to the right. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Rear view of an automobile resting alongside a snow-filled Michigan Avenue during the winter. Other automobiles are parked near commercial buildings in the... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View down road of horses with horse-drawn carriages parked on the left near what appears to be a park. On the right automobiles are parked along near comme... |
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