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Congress Street east from Main Street
Congress Street east from Main Street
TitleCongress Street east from Main Street
DescriptionPhotograph of a printed engraving of Houston from Main Street looking east down Congress Avenue. Pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, and an electric streetcar are depicted in the scene.
Date1890
Genreblack-and-white photographs
engravings
copy prints
Subject.Topical (AAT)central business districts
streetcars
buildings
horse-drawn vehicles
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 12, Folder 272
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File namefur389-cc.tif
Digital Collectionreformatted digital