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Ward Hotel
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A three-story wooden structure with front porch identified as the Ward Hotel by a large sign on the front of the building. Several automobiles are parked diagonally in front. There are houses on either side.
1925
Cole, Harry Ellsworth, 1861-1928
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WHi 67072
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