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| Title | Elevated view of Main Street from Lamar Avenue |
| Description | A view from an elevated position on Main Street looking north from Lamar Avenue. Construction of several buildings under way illustrates the downtown building boom of 1927. The Neils Esperson building, the Lamar Hotel, the west wing of the Rice Hotel, an addition to the Second National Bank building, and the Kirby building are all shown in various stages of construction. Also visible in the lower left of the photograph along McKinney Avenue is the old Carnegie Library next to the First Presbyterian Church. (p. 20-21 "Houston: The Feast Years") |
| Date | 1927 |
| Genre | black-and-white photographs
sepia prints
copy prints
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| Subject.Topical (AAT) | main streets
central business districts
churches
carnegie libraries
hotels (public accommodations)
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| Subject (Geographic) | Houston, Texas
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| Original Collection | George Fuermann "Texas and Houston" Collection, 1836-2001 http://archon.lib.uh.edu/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=356 |
| Repository | Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries |
| Original Item Location | ID 1970-001, Box 16, Folder |
| Use and Reproduction | This image is in the public domain and may be used freely. If publishing in print, electronically, or on a website, please use the citation provided by the citation button above. To order a higher resolution reproduction click Request High Res above. |
| File name | fur555-cc.tif
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| Digital Collection | reformatted digital |
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