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Description
A bustling scene on K Street was captured in this 1913 photograph. A horse and wagon in the photograph’s foreground contrasts a slowly shifting paradigm toward the use of automobiles. Sidewalks are lined with pedestrians. In the background and to the upper right of the photograph is the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament at Eleventh Street. Moving eastward, or left to right, visible businesses include Chinn-Beretta Optical at 901 K Street, Meyer Opticians at 903 K Street, Archbold and Hamilton Clothes at 905 K Street, the Hotel Sequoia at 911 K Street, Royal Oyster Bar, Peerless Ice Cream at 921 K Street, and Wahl Stationery Company at 925 K Street. The Odd Fellows Hall is visible at the extreme right. The photograph is mounted on cardboard and has been cropped with some of Harold McCurry's signature is missing.
Hotels and Motels Churches Blessed Sacrament, Cathedral of the Clothing Stores Clubs and Fraternal Organizations Confectioneries Restaurants Stationery Stores Opticians Optometrists Carriages and Coaches Street Scenes Places of Worship
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