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Masonic Temple

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the Masonic Temple with bicycles in front of the entrance. It was built in 1895 of brick and brownstone in the Richardson Romanesque style...
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Business District

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Description: View down a busy street lined with storefronts, including two drugstores, an eatery, a combination jeweler/optician, and an ice cream shop. Automobiles are...
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Main Avenue

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Description: View down Main Avenue, a downtown business district. On the left corner of the avenue stands the Service Trust Company, built in 1925. Men and women cross ...
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Market Street

Date: 1920
Description: View of Market Street, the town's business section. On the right corner stands the Union National Bank, chartered in 1839. Pedestrians can be seen on the s...
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Granby Street

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Description: Buildings, pedestrians on Granby Street at an intersection. Electrical street lighting arches above. Virginia National Bank, a Neo-Classical Revival buildi...
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Street Scene

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Description: Street scene featuring carriages, pedestrians, and storefronts.
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Downtown Street Scene

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Description: View of downtown looking toward Hotel de Francia. The city hall, built in 1884, is at right.
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East Mansfield Street

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Description: View down East Mansfield Street. On the left corner, two men stand near the neo-classical Crawford County Courthouse building, completed in 1908. The court...
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Marshall Field's Store

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Description: Slightly elevated view of pedestrians and automobiles passing by the flagship Marshall Field's department store (Marshall Field & Co.), built in 1892 by Da...
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Ohio Street Scene

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Description: View looking down Street. On the left corner, Sedalia Trust Company (built in 1890) features a corner entrance with stone columns. Caption reads: "Ohio Str...
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West Washington Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view down West Washington Avenue from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Three churches are seen, from left: St. Raphael Catholic Church, Fi...
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Monument at City Center

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Description: View of Masonic Park featuring the Erie Canal and the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, dedicated in 1909. The Empire House can be seen at left, constructed i...
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Business District and Skyline

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Description: Elevated view of the business district and skyline. The Wrigley Building and clock tower stands in the foreground; it was built in 1920 by William Wrigley ...
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Storefronts on Town Street

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Description: View down a town street featuring dry good and grocery stores including Baker Bryant Co. and D.O. McRimmon & Co. Horse-drawn carriages park along the stre...
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Morley Avenue

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Description: View down Morley Avenue, lined with stores and small businesses. A stone building at right is labeled 'Escalada Bros.'; it was established in 1892 by the ...
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Street Scene, Salinas, California

Date: 1905
Description: View down a city street. Men and women walk past stores, restaurants, and Monterey County Bank, established in 1890.
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Second Street

Date: 01 1907
Description: View looking down Second Street. Stores and other buildings line both sides of the street, including the Post Office on the left. Cable car tracks are runn...
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Mason Street

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Description: View down Mason Street featuring Trinity Methodist Church at the Cedar Street intersection. The Gothic structure was built in 1898. Published by Parish &...
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School Buildings

Date: 1920
Description: The Darlington Grade school (right) and the Darlington High School (left).
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Memorial Day

Date: 1968
Description: "Memorial Day."

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