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Page 13
... solid , and the many feet of spire which reaches the sky above St. Mary's had as a background a fleecy white cloud which looked as if sil- 4 ver and ivory had flown together and , thoroughly NORFOLK ; THE MARINE METROPOLIS . 13.
... solid , and the many feet of spire which reaches the sky above St. Mary's had as a background a fleecy white cloud which looked as if sil- 4 ver and ivory had flown together and , thoroughly NORFOLK ; THE MARINE METROPOLIS . 13.
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... feet of attractive brick , slate , iron and glass , for it faces two hundred and fifty feet on Main , two hundred and ten on Granby and one hun- In dred and eighty on Randolph street . The structure 26 NORFOLK ; THE MARINE METROPOLIS .
... feet of attractive brick , slate , iron and glass , for it faces two hundred and fifty feet on Main , two hundred and ten on Granby and one hun- In dred and eighty on Randolph street . The structure 26 NORFOLK ; THE MARINE METROPOLIS .
Page 41
... feet . I walked in and found myself in a large hall , the centre being occupied by a permanent fountain , which , with its many sprays and jets of water splashing and trickling into its ample basin , will do a great deal , in connection ...
... feet . I walked in and found myself in a large hall , the centre being occupied by a permanent fountain , which , with its many sprays and jets of water splashing and trickling into its ample basin , will do a great deal , in connection ...
Page 49
... feet of Water street owned by the OLD DOMINION STEAM - SHIP COMPANY . Here was a continuous line of drays pouring out of the wide - open gateways , loaded with every imaginable kind 3 of manufactured goods , and an equally large number ...
... feet of Water street owned by the OLD DOMINION STEAM - SHIP COMPANY . Here was a continuous line of drays pouring out of the wide - open gateways , loaded with every imaginable kind 3 of manufactured goods , and an equally large number ...
Page 51
... feet of the last a lot of wild canvas - back ducks , who had made their last flight over Currituck Sound ; and fish from near the mouth of the Chowan and Roanoke rivers . I did not intend to enumerate , for to describe the great variety ...
... feet of the last a lot of wild canvas - back ducks , who had made their last flight over Currituck Sound ; and fish from near the mouth of the Chowan and Roanoke rivers . I did not intend to enumerate , for to describe the great variety ...
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