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Street Scene
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View down an unpaved street in the business district. The buildings along the street include: a pool room, restaurant, opera house, W.G. Baxter's dry goods store, and the State Bank. A number of people are posing on the sidewalk. The street drops down a steep hill starting at the State Bank, and fields and houses can be seen in the distance.
1911
Gillett, Sherwin
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