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Business District
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View down center of a street. Caption reads: "Clean, Wide, Business Streets Greet You in Oshkosh". On the left side of the street is a large clock on the sidewalk, and a sign for the "Hay Hardware Co." On the right is a billboard with advertisements for flour and coal.
1910
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Main Street, Looking West
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