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	Search results for: 10 item(s) for: "town life"        Image: Title: Year: Subject: Description: 1. Cherokee, North Carolina by Moonlight postcards; city & town life; electric signs; automobiles; business districts; moon; moonlight; night; mountains; on front of card: "N-412 - Cherokee, N.C. by Moonlight. Noble Mountain in Background." 2. China City, Los Angeles, California postcards; plazas; city & town life; people; lighting; neighborhoods on front of card: "LA-66 - Plaza in China City, Los Angeles, California. Photo by "Dick" Whittington." on back of card: "Interesting shops displaying everything from genuine Chinese art to curios and firecrackers, and numerous restaurants serving delicately flavored Chinese food, attract throngs of visitors to China City, in Los Angeles." 3. Downtown Chicago by Moonlight postcards; city & town life; business districts; street railroads; horses; carriages & coaches; bridges; on front of card: "State St. & Bridge, by moonlight, Chicago, ILL." 4. Gallery, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana postcards; neighborhoods; balconies; city & town life; plants on front of card: "Gallery, French Quarter. New Orleans, LA." on back of card: "One of the many typical gallery scenes in the Vieux Carre section where balconies over hang the narrow and picturesque streets." 5. Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood Boulevard, Callifornia postcards; city & town life; business districts; automobiles; roads; theaters; on front of card: "Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, Calif." on back of card: "The celebrated street of gala Premieres, world fashions, movie stars and extras, famous shops, hotels and theatres, where beauty, gaiety and glamour reign supreme in a setting seen only in California." 6. New French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana postcards; city & town life; markets; automobiles; trucks; roads; on front of card: "New French Market, New Orleans, LA." on back of card: "Interwoven with history, romance and tradition, the FrenchMarket is one of the most coorful food markets inthe world. A heritage from the days of trade witht he Indians, recorded history says the original market was erected in 1813. Although rebuilt, the basic Spanish Colonial and roman Gothic characteristics have been preserved in the low arcaded structure of stuccoed brick, low broad columns and heavy slated roof. New Orleans - America's Most Interesting City." 7. New State Office Building, Raleigh, North Carolina postcards; city & town life; government facilities; automobiles; roads; on front of card: "New State Office Building, Raleigh, N.C." 8. Newcastle Street looking North, at night, Brunswick, Georgia postcards; city & town life; business districts; automobiles; electric signs; moon; moonlight; night; on front of card: "Newcastle Street looking North, at night, Brunswick, Ga." on back of card: "Brunswick though rich in history and romance is yet even richer in natural beauty resources and climate. It is located on the Atlantic Ocean in the center of Georgia's Coast Section and is the County Seat of Glynn County." 9. Pell Street, Chinatown, New York City postcards; city & town life; neighborhoods; stores & shops; fire escapes; on front of card: "Pell Street, Chinatown, New York City." on back of card: "China Town, New York City. Presents many strage sights and many a point of interest to the visitor who has a little leisure time to wander through the quaint streets and visit the stores filled with all sorts of fancy wares from the Orient. Here, side by side, thrive Chinese reasturants, drug stores, grocery stores and souvenir shops. Although the mode of living and appearance of the Chinese people show little change from their accustomed native ways, the appearance of the buildings and surroundings is somewhat arrayed in typically Chinese or Oriental style." 10. Street Scene at Night, Chinatown, San Francisco, California postcards; city & town life; business districts; automobiles; parking; stores & shops; night; neighborhoods on front of card: "Street Scene at Night, Chinatown. San Francisco, Calif." on back of card: "Chinatown at Night. Curved roofs, pagoda like temples, emblazened with modern lighting effects, together with the mellow lights of the oriental street lamps, intrigue the shopper and visitor on a night trip thru San Francisco's famous Chinatown, quaint and mystic."
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