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Elevated view of the 600 or 700 block of Main Street
Elevated view of the 600 or 700 block of Main Street
TitleElevated view of the 600 or 700 block of Main Street
DescriptionAn elevated view of Houston looking north on Main Street in the 600 or 700 block. Prominent in the photograph are the Rice Hotel on the left, and the Binz Building on the right, flanking the intersection of Texas Avenue at Main Street. A sign spanning Main Street announces the Majestic Theatre. Over the top of the Rice Hotel, on the left, can be seen the towers of the City Hall and Market House building on Travis Street at Prairie Avenue.
Dateca. 1923
Genreblack-and-white photographs
bird's-eye views
Subject.Topical (AAT)main streets
central business districts
theaters
hotels (public accommodations)
Subject (Geographic)Houston, Texas
Original CollectionGeorge Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection, 1836-2001 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=356
RepositorySpecial Collections, University of Houston Libraries
Original Item LocationID 1970-001, Box 9, Folder 102
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File namefur196-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital