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A vintage street scene in a city at dusk, with horse-drawn carriages, a tram on tracks, and pedestrians in period clothing.

A vintage street scene in a city at dusk, with horse-drawn carriages, a tram on tracks, and pedestrians in period clothing.

Here is America from 1890 to 1910, at the crossroads of an era. Here, the gas lamp is giving way to the electric lamp, and a newcomer, the sputtering 'horseless carriage, has challenged Old Dobbin for the streetcar right-of-way. America was in transition; the discoveries of the late nineteenth century were changing our way of life. For those of us who remember the carefree times it re-creates, Main Street will bring back happy memories. For younger visitors, it is turning back the calendar to the days of grandfather's youth. See more