A Model T on Main Street
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You've stood at this intersection countless times. It's Main Street Ada, looking south from the "M.E. Church," which means Methodist Episcopal Church. This early 1900s colorized photo reveals many things.
• Check out the two, well-dressed women crossing the street on the left.
• Check out the Model T, the bicycle and the several horse-drawn carts on Main Street
• Check out the poles carrying wires high above the street.
• Check out the bricks in the street.
Icon viewers are welcome to comment other things observed in this classic Main Street photo.
(From the collection of Leland Crouse)
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