1 pp 1885
Photograph of Purchase Street looking north from Union Street. Trolley tracks visible in the center of the cobblestone street. Circus elephants are parading down Purchase Street toward Union Street. In lower left corner of image a partial circus wagon with the words "Circus & Hippodrome" on the side is visible. Horseback riders rider along side the elephants with men in striped shirts on foot following behind. Both sides of the street are lined with crowds of onlookers. On right side of image is a clock with Roman numerals mounted on the side of a building. On both sides of the street, shop awnings are open. Business names visible in the photograph are Parlow's, S. H. Perry, Almy and Hitch, Agent Troy Laundry, C. F. Wing, J. C. Knowles Photography, Vaughn and Co., and Chace's Corsets.
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