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Summary
Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commerce, shopping, main street, city downtown, early 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
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Date
01/01/1914
Contributors
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940, photographer
Location
C'est Lavie Mobile Home Park, 30.29916, -87.53333
Source
Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on publication.
