Real Photo Postcard circa 1909 picturing First Avenue from Fourth Street with advertising on the Delevan Hotel for Robert Burns cigars and Coca-Cola. The foreground has the main line railroad tracks with railroad employees. The building on the right is the freight office for the Chicago and North Western Railroad.LINK: For more great images visit RV Bob's photostream on Flickr
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That's a great scene. I'm a fan of the old Chicago and North Western Railroad, so I love this stuff. And the Coke billboard with the "Relieves Fatigue" line, back when they put medicinal claims in their ads. Great!
This stuff gives me goose bumps Dave.
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