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Street Scene
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View down middle of street towards central business section. On the left is a building with a belfry. Cars and businesses line both sides of the street, pedestrians are on the sidewalk, and automobiles are parked along the curbs. There is a railroad crossing in the distance, and a bluff in the far background.
1929
Gillett, Sherwin
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