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Empire House Hotel
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A view of the front of the Empire House Hotel, showing the porch and balcony. There are many wicker chairs on the porch, and there is an automobile parked on the right in front of the hotel. There appears to be a widow's walk and a small, conical-roofed building on the roof.
August 1925
Cole, Harry Ellsworth, 1861-1928
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WHi 32175
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