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Street Scene
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View down retail street. Cars are parked along the curbs. The stores include: Victrola's dealer, a cafe, a recreation parlor, a restaurant, a clothing store, a drug store, an Oldsmobile dealership, and an automotive repair shop. On the sidewalk: a man leans on a streetlamp, a mother walks her child in a baby carriage, and two men sit on the steps of a restaurant.
1929
Gillett, Sherwin
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WHi 83523
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