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West 1st Street from Flower Street to Hope Street

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West 1st Street from Flower Street to Hope Street

Description: Apartments along the south side of West 1st Street. The area at left and in the background across Hope Street from the Lima Apartments has been cleared. At the intersection, there is a fire alarm box mounted to the utility pole next to the fire hydrant.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 7/23/61
Call number: photCL 486
Creator: Conner, Palmer(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Gina Dunseth, 2004.

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