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... south of east , looked fully as picturesque as the celebrated wharf at Lambert's , and appeared as if it had been placed there for no other purpose than to complete the picture . As I was contemplating this scene , which , in spite of ...
... south of east , looked fully as picturesque as the celebrated wharf at Lambert's , and appeared as if it had been placed there for no other purpose than to complete the picture . As I was contemplating this scene , which , in spite of ...
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... South . Main street begins at a combination of the busiest , cleanest , best constructed , and least obstructed by un- sightly sheds of any of the leading wharves of this active port , for I found no buildings to block the range of my ...
... South . Main street begins at a combination of the busiest , cleanest , best constructed , and least obstructed by un- sightly sheds of any of the leading wharves of this active port , for I found no buildings to block the range of my ...
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... South . The auditorium , which has a seating capacity of nearly 1,400 , is a work of art throughout . The two circles are rich in relief work ; but the crowning glories of this amusement palace are the proscenium and the ceiling . The ...
... South . The auditorium , which has a seating capacity of nearly 1,400 , is a work of art throughout . The two circles are rich in relief work ; but the crowning glories of this amusement palace are the proscenium and the ceiling . The ...
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... south side showing the best and most modern structures , particularly those near the corner . The first building of note , after crossing Church street , is the PURCELL HOUSE , which has an airy , pleasing front . This time - honored ...
... south side showing the best and most modern structures , particularly those near the corner . The first building of note , after crossing Church street , is the PURCELL HOUSE , which has an airy , pleasing front . This time - honored ...
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... South Atlantic States . There are many streets in the Southern seaboard cities - in fact , too many of them to even attempt an enumeration - that have finer and more costly buildings to grace their fronts , and there are sev- eral in ...
... South Atlantic States . There are many streets in the Southern seaboard cities - in fact , too many of them to even attempt an enumeration - that have finer and more costly buildings to grace their fronts , and there are sev- eral in ...
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advertisement Agent Albemarle appearance architectural Atlantic attractive avenue Baltimore Bank street beautiful Bern Bros building Canal cemeteries centre Chesapeake Church street citizens of Norfolk Commerce street Company corner cotton court-house crossing CURRITUCK COUNTY Dealers Doric order Edenton Editor and Proprietor Elizabeth City erected Fearing street Free Mason Free Mason street freight front GATESVILLE give Granby street granite grounds handsome harbor Hotel interest iron Kinston Lambert's Point land leading business houses look magnificent Main street mansard Manufacturers marble Marine Market Square Middle street monuments Navigation neat Neuse Norfolk Southern Norfolk Southern Railroad North Carolina Nowitzky's ornamented Pamlico park Pasquotank passengers Perquimans county Portsmouth pretty railroad RALEIGH road Roanoke river solid sound and river South stands steam-boats steamer stone stranger stream structure substantial surroundings tion tower town trees Trent River Virginia walk walls Washington Water street weekly well-designed wharf wharves Wholesale and Retail
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