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Street Scene
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View down street in the central business district. Automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curbs. Businesses line the street on both sides. On the left is the Westby Farmers Alliance building, and further down the street is a barbershop pole.
1915
Gillett, Sherwin
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Street Scene
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Main Street
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Main Street
1909
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Street Scene
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Ontario Street Scene
1921
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Business Block in Merrimac
1911
View down an unpaved Merrimac street with a brick building and horse-drawn carriages. The caption at bottom left reads: "A Fine Business Block."
