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City Hall

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Description: A view of the Spanish Mission style city hall from across the street showing the lawn and other buildings in the background. Published by Fisher Brothers.
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View North from Courthouse

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Description: Elevated view looking north from the courthouse onto the center of town with two large stone buildings in the foreground and residential neighborhoods stre...
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Commercial Street Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a commercial street with skyscrapers. Below are pedestrians, automobiles, and cable cars.
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Main Street Scene

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Description: View down Main Street featuring tall buildings, automobiles, and a banner reading, "Do Your Duty - Buy a Liberty Bond."
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City Street Scene

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Description: View down a city street with a tall apartment building in the background.
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Busy Commercial Center

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Description: View down a busy commercial downtown street featuring automobiles, cable cars, pedestrians, a restaurant, and the Hippodrome Theater which opened in 1914.
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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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Harmony Hall

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Description: Exterior of Harmony Hall, a building with extensive decorative architectural forms. The building stands amidst dwellings in a residential area; it was cons...
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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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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street, looking north. Groups of people congregate near storefronts. The stone building at right was constructed in 1891.

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