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Market Street Before and After the 1906 Earthquake
In April 1906, the Miles Brothers filmed a moving view down Market Street toward San Francisco's Ferry Building. The camera looked ahead from a streetcar as other vehicles and pedestrians used the same corridor.
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Chicago After the Fire: From Burned Blocks to a New Skyline
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