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Acorn Buggy Co.: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 12:01am.
Circa 1909. "Cincinnati from Mount Adams." The continuation of our previous view of the Queen City. Among the enterprises whose names are blazoned across the factory district's smoky skyline: Acorn Buggy Company, Cincinnati Bag ("Cotton, Seamless and Burlap") and of course J. Chas. McCullough, "Seedsman." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Asbury Park II: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 9:17pm.
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New Jersey circa 1905. "Pavilion and beach, Asbury Park." The continuation of the previous Asbury Park image. Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Greetings From Asbury Park: 1905
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 2:58pm.
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The Jersey Shore circa 1905. "Pavilion and beach, Asbury Park." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Cincinnati: 1909
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 11:28am.
Circa 1909. "Cincinnati from Mount Adams." Bridges over the Ohio River to Kentucky and, foreground, a section of the Mount Adams Incline Railway. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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Gay Street: 1903
Submitted by Dave on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 1:43am.
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Knoxville, Tennessee, circa 1903. "Gay Street." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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New York Underground: 1904
Submitted by Dave on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 11:24am.
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New York circa 1904. "14th Street subway station, construction." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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The Matrix: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Sat, 05/22/2010 - 4:54pm.
New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1907. "Canal Street." Life on the grid a century ago. 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
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