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Elevated north view of Main Street from Capitol Avenue
Elevated north view of Main Street from Capitol Avenue
TitleElevated north view of Main Street from Capitol Avenue
DescriptionA view from an elevated position on Main Street looking north from Capitol Avenue. The new Rice Hotel is under construction with the steel skeleton rising up across Main street from the Binz building. Horse-drawn transportation and electric streetcars share the street.
Date1912
Genreblack-and-white photographs
bird's-eye views
copy prints
Subject.Topical (AAT)main streets
central business districts
rooftops
construction
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 16, Folder
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