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They call the 20th century the greatest century of change the world has ever known. Come to think of it, the 21st century hasn't been much of a slouch either, with internet, cell phone and computer technology. But looking at these photos taken more or less a century ago, you realize that yes, a lot has changed, in fascinating ways. |
| The main street of Richmond, Virginia, 1905 |
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| Corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, 1910 |
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| Broad Street north of Spruce Street, Philadelphia, 1905 |
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| Fire at 55th Street, New York, 1915 |
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| Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913 |
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| Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 1907 |
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| The New York Public Library, New York, 1915 |
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| Wall Street, New York, 1911 |
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| View of Manhattan Bridge from Brooklyn, 1909 |
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| Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 1917 |
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| Atlantic City, 1910 |
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| The main street of Memphis, north of Avenue Gayoso, 1910 |
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| Station “Louisville-Nashville”, Florida, 1910 |
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| Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, Florida, 1910 |
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| Beach in Atlantic City, 1915 |
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| Grant Avenue after an earthquake in San Francisco, 1906 |
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| Carts for transporting dairy Thompson, Washington, 1927 |
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| Washington, 1914 |
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| Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan, 1916 |
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| Ninth Street, Washington, 1915 |
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| Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913 |
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| Manhattan, 1907 |
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| The northern part of Fifth Avenue, New York, 1913 |
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| City Hall – City Hall in New York. |
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| Dexter Avenue and the Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, 1906 |
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| Valnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1910 |
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| Washington, 1913 |
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| Broadway and the building of “The Times”, New York, 1915 |
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| Size of Government in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1905 |
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| Boston, MA, 1906 |
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| New York, 1905 |
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| Grand Central Station and Hotel, Manhattan, New York, 1903 |
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| Treasury Building, Washington, DC, 1913 |
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| Post Office, Brooklyn, New York, 1906 |
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