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Circa 1906. "YMCA Building, Springfield, Massachusetts." 8x10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size.
Might this be the Springfield YMCA building in which James Naismith invented basketball?
[Not according to this. Also, this building came three years later. -tterrace]
Almost direct overhead of the lady by the hydrant (at the 2nd story level) is a small sign which reads: "2 MILES PER HOUR." Given the sharp turns in the trolley tracks, that must have been posted as a warning for the conductor.
[More specifically, the motorman. -tterrace]
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