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[View of Main Street, Peru, Illinois, showing Murray's Dry Goods, and several horses and wagons]
Summary
Photograph shows the largest building Murray's Dry Goods and several other businesses extending the entire block; several horse and wagons are on hitching post or scattered along dirt street.
Photo in D. W. S. Rawson, The Valley of the Illinois; a series of Photographic Views. Peru, Ill. 1866.
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Date
01/01/1866
Contributors
Rawson, D. W. S., -1869, photographer
Location
Peru (Ill.), 41.32750, -89.12889
Source
Library of Congress
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