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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Here's another parade photograph I found earlier this week on ebay.
"Parade on 2nd Street, 1908"
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I especially like the building on the left where the people are on a balcony above the entrance.
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Here's a view of the same side of the same block of Spring Street, but this time looking towards the south, and at far right, the Elks' Hall again, featuring an actual elk's head peering out from above the balcony!
My personal postcard collection; public domain
Note the balcony area is hung with black crepe, with someone's portrait affixed to the front of the black-draped railing. Who could the display be in remembrance of? The postcard is undated, but judging by the apparent complete lack of any automobiles, this scene could be from more towards the turn of the last century. If so (just speculating here), might the deceased be Pres. Wm. McKinley?