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Prospect Avenue
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View of Prospect Avenue. A group of men and a woman standing in front of the store, which is a two-story wooden building with shuttered windows, next to a restaurant/soda fountain and general store. Another building with shuttered windows is on the right.
1921
Gillett, Sherwin
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Street Scene
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Looking North From Railroad
1921
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Methodist Evangelical Church
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Stitzer Depot and Train
1921
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Business Block
1913
View from unpaved road of the Cohen Bros Dept. Store, D.N. Farris storefront, and Park Hotel. A soda fountain in another building is on the right. A team of horses pulling a cart is parked along th...
Main Street
1926
View of Main Street with puddles along the side of the street. Trucks and automobiles are traveling down the street, and are parked on the left. A restaurant and hotel are on the left and a meat ma...
