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Clock Tower in Park

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Description: A clock tower on the green in front of The Elton Hotel. The clock is flanked by tall trees and a line of cars and carriages are parked between the green an...
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Formal Garden

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Description: A couple poses near a sundial on a brick walkway in a park. On the right is the original east wing of French Lick Springs Hotel, established in 1845 and bu...
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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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Mellen High School Band in Music Festival Parade

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of the Mellen High School Marching Band in the Music Festival parade marching down Main Street. Students are wearing marching band uniforms a...
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Gazosa Beverage Company Trucks

Date: 11 06 1935
Description: Three of the five International trucks, owned by the Gazosa Beverage Company, are parked at an angle outside of the Rainier Distributing Company. Men weari...
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Main Street

Date: 1922
Description: View down center of Main Street with cobblestones. There is a railroad crossing in the foreground. Service garages are on the left and right corners. Parke...
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The Olson's Rooms

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Description: Exterior view of the Olson's Rooms hotel, with an arched awning over the entrance, and a driveway on the right. There are benches near a stone building on ...
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Post Office Building

Date: 04 21 2012
Description: View across intersection towards the post office building in downtown Madison at 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard (formerly Monona Avenue).
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Palmer Mansion

Date: 1925
Description: View from across street towards a worker shoveling a sidewalk in front of the Potter Palmer mansion on North Lake Shore Drive. The three-story granite face...
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The Hub

Date: 12 02 1934
Description: View from across street of the facade of the Kronke building on West Mifflin Street. From the left, businesses are the Maiden Beauty Shop, Menges Pharmacy,...
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State Street House

Date: 1921
Description: View from street of an Italianate style home on State Street. There are mailboxes on the corner, and a lamppost on the left.
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The Fiore Pennco Gas Station

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Description: View across West Washington Avenue towards the Fiore Pennco gas station, 202 West Washington on the corner of North Fairchild Street. On corner on the righ...
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Floyd Brown Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gilman Street toward the Floyd Brown Building, which contained Brown's Restaurant. A sign in the window reads: "Yes We're Open." A sign on...
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Barber Shop and Brown's Book Shop

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, at the intersection of North Lake Street, towards a stone building with an Art Deco facade. The upper two floors are apartments. ...
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Germania Building

Date: 1935
Description: View from intersection towards a taxi and several other automobiles parked in front of the Brumder Building. Flags and flag-inspired bunting decorate the f...
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U.S. Post Office

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "U.S. Post Office, Stevens Point, Wis." Exterior view from street of the Post Office on a street corner, built in 1919. Women and chil...
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Post Office

Date: 11 17 1941
Description: Text on front reads: "Post Office, Waukesha, Wis." Built in 1913 of Bedford Limestone in the Neoclassical style. It has an impressive portico, supported by...

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