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Ye Old Witch House: 1901
Submitted by Dave on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 12:30pm.
Salem, Massachusetts, circa 1901. "The Witch House." One-stop shopping for antiques, cigars and spirits of all kinds. 8x10 glass negative. View full size.
Antiques Shop
Submitted by A Californian on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 11:58pm.
Not very likely to have any Victorian, Golden Oak nor Mission furniture in 1901.
Red Raven (S)plits
Submitted by mountainrev on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 4:23pm.
From a 1937 Life Magazine ad:
"Red Raven Splits Laxative Water. For the morning after...only Red Raven Splits will bring you back. Red Raven Splits did the trick before Prohibition...is ready for you now at every fine hotel, club, drug store, grocer."
The Witch house still stands
Submitted by Dag on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 4:08pm.
The Witch house still stands and especially at this time of year remains a quite popular site to visit.
Looks like I've been here before
Submitted by The Reverend on Thu, 10/25/2012 - 3:40pm.
Wow. It's deja vu all over again.
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I like this picture from the front, over either of the side views
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