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Municipal market hall decorated with flags and bunting – Vintage Wall Art

Municipal market hall decorated with flags and bunting — historic image
Municipal market hall decorated with flags and bunting. 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.)

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Step back in time with Municipal market hall decorated with flags and bunting, a historic image rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Municipal market hall decorated with flags and bunting

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A flag-draped market hall is the detail that sets this picture apart from the rest of the board, which leans toward barns and farm scenes. Bunting strung across the front suggests a civic occasion, such as an opening day, a holiday or a festival, when a town put its public building on show for visitors and neighbors alike. Municipal markets of this kind were central to small-town commerce, where farmers and merchants sold produce, meat and dry goods under one roof. Look closely at the entrance and the crowd, since the decorations tell you as much about local pride as the trade itself.

Original scan2,652 × 2,107 px · prints to 9 × 7 in at 300 dpi
Referencetif12682_MunicipalmarketforcityofEvansv

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