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A row of early 20th-century commercial buildings along a street. Businesses include a drugstore, Foss Bros., and John Larson & Sons, with some signs visible above the storefronts. Awning-covered sidewalks and a dirt road run in front. The text "Main St. Preston, Idaho" is written on the street in the foreground.
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Title:
Preston Main Street, Preston, Idaho
Creator:
Ewing Photography
Description:
Postcard photograph of Preston Main Street (west side) looking south from Oneida Street, dated 12-14-1910. Businesses shown: John Larsen and Sons (men who officed upstairs - S. C. Chadwick, Ezra F. Woolley, P. M. condie, P. J. Evans, A. H. Jensen, H. B. Sternberg (state engineer); Foss Brothers Dry Goods Store (1905),Pioneer Meat Market (1903, Rogers and Hawkes), later Palace Meat Market; Foss Drug (Co-op Drug), 1905. Back of postcard: All at home except one. Santa is expected soon. Trust that he will find the absent one. He has a present for each. John is pleased to bee Home. Sister and Duward is trying hard to keep awake. No snow. All is well. With best wishes from home. Addressed to Elder Parley L. Carver, Newport News, VA.
Subjects:
Preston Businesses
Location:
Franklin County, Idaho
Source:
Hometown Sketchbook, by Newell Hart
Source Identifier:
2
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng
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Citation:
"Preston Main Street, Preston, Idaho", Franklin County Images, Larsen-Sant Public Library, https://digitallibraryofidaho.github.io/franklin-county-images/items/pplc_016.html
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"In copyright, educational use permitted. Educational use includes non-commercial reproduction of text and images in materials for teaching and research purposes. Materials in this digital collection are not held by University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives. Please contact Larsen Sant Public Library at larsensantlib@gmail.com for information."
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