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Downtown street corner with SEEDS sign and parked cars – Vintage Wall Art

Downtown street corner with SEEDS sign and parked cars — historic image
Downtown street corner with SEEDS sign and parked cars. Historic image from the Barns & Farms collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

Few images capture their era like this historic image of Downtown street corner with SEEDS sign and parked cars. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Downtown street corner with SEEDS sign and parked cars

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A SEEDS sign on the storefront gives this downtown corner its character, setting it apart from other street scenes on the board. Seed dealers were a familiar part of small American towns, serving farmers and home gardeners alike, and they often clustered near feed stores and grain businesses. The parked automobiles along the curb suggest a time when the main street was the center of local commerce, and the models and spacing of the cars are worth a closer look for clues about the decade. The record offers few other details, but the scene shows how farm trade and town life met on the same block.

Original scan9,215 × 7,356 px · prints to 31 × 25 in at 300 dpi
Reference1a34278u Seed and feed store, Lincoln Nebraska

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