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Main Street, with wagons, Richardson, Texas

Description: View down an unpaved street, with buildings visible on both sides. On the left is a partially visible building, buildings and cranes in the background, and a one-horse cart or buggy. On the right are electrical poles, a pitched roofed building, a row of three storefronts, the near two with false fronts. In front of the storefronts are 2 large wagons, with the wheels of a third barely visible. The wagons are facing away and appear to be filled with crops, silage, corn or hay. The wagons are hi… more
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Richardson Public Library

Polk Street and Central Street, Richardson, Texas

Description: Polk Street, looking east. This photograph is a close-up view of the center of photograph RPL007d. The North Texas Lumber Company building on the right/south is between Central Street and the Houston & Texas Central Railroad. On the rails is a Southern Pacific boxcar. In front of the rail car is a long flatbed truck partially loaded with cargo.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Richardson Public Library

[Postcard of a Man Riding a Fish]

Description: Postcard of a drawing of a man riding a large fish in front of two men sitting on a dock with fishing rods. The text above the drawing reads, "Hello From Dallas, Texas", and the text below it reads "Don't pay any attention to him - you know how those Texans exaggerate!"
Date: unknown
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Partner: Old City Park

[Postcard of a Roller Skating Rink]

Description: Postcard of a large roller skating rink in Dallas, Texas. The text to the right reads: "Beautiful Lake Cliff. The Southwest's Greatest Playground - Dallas, Texas", and the text below the picture reads: "The World's Largest Roller Skating Rink (capacity 2000 couples)".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Old City Park

[Postcard of a Toy Department]

Description: Postcard of toys on display in the Rodgers-Thomas Sales Co. in Dallas, Texas. The text to the right reads: "Our Toy Department. Offers you unexcelled service and a big saving in prices. We sell directly for sixty of the best selected American factories".
Date: unknown
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Partner: Old City Park

[Postcard of a Water Slide]

Description: Postcard of a large water slide in Dallas, Texas. A man stands to the left, and there are trees in the background. The text to the right reads: "Beautiful Lake Cliff. The Southwest's Greatest Playground - Dallas, Texas".
Date: unknown
Item Type: Refine your search to only Postcard
Partner: Old City Park

[Postcard of Lagoon and Fountain at Night]

Description: Postcard of a still pool of water cut by several streams of water shot upwards and dyed in the multicolored light. The top of the postcard reads, "Lagoon and Fountain at Night, Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas." The back of the postcard adds, "With the cool breezes of the evening, the ever changing colors of the Fountain and the picturesque background of the Centennial Buildings, makes one of the most impressive sights one can behold."
Date: unknown
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Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum
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