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Early Scranton Pennsylvania Area Photographs - 2

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The Post Office - later replaced. Sign details: Caryl's Dining Rooms, Laundry, Barber Court House Square fountain. Post office on the right. The wagon says "International Correspondence Schools. International Textbook Co. Proprietors. The sign on the building says "...Scranton Electrotype Co. 314; 316."
Scranton High School, later called Central High and now Lackawanna Junior College. Longfellow School, left with name over door, and Annex on Wyoming Avenue. The Annex (number 1625) was the first location of Penn. State U. Worthington, Scranton. Half a stereo card. On the back, "High School No 1 Scranton Pa" July 30 [18]73.
Left: Jackson Street, Hyde Park, from Griff Ave. S. Sherman on right. Click here for a detail.
Right: Providence Square, Old Home Week, August 1913.
Cummings groceries store, the Knoepfel & Miller Rexall Drug store (hanging sign on the right) and Longo Justice of the Peace, Drinker Street, Dunmore. For a 388kb view click here. Half of a stereo card. On the back "View of Scranton Hyde Park from M. E. church tower." July 30, [18]73. Labeled on the back "Carter Apartments, Scranton". It was on the corner of the 400 block of Madison Avenue and Mulberry Street. In a late 1800's biography of a plumbing company a building by that name is mentioned. On the bottom level is a drug store and Ralph ? Barber Shop. Above on the right is Gossard Corsets. See Detail.
Left: Labeled on the back "Mr. Scranton's Residence, Scranton, Pa."

Right: Scranton, the corner of N. Irving Avenue and Mulberry Street. Apparently before W.W.II.
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