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Main Street, Rochester, New York, circa 1906

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The card captions a view of Main Street in Rochester, New York, looking down a broad commercial avenue lined with multi-story buildings, awnings, pedestrians, and streetcar tracks; a trolley approaches in the distance. Rochester's Main Street was the city's central retail and business corridor in the early 20th century, served by an extensive street railway system. The image was published by the Detroit Publishing Co., whose photochrom prints popularized color views of American cities.

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PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
Series8461
ConditionVery good
Place depictedRochester, NY
NotesWhite border; color photochrom print; printed copyright date 1906. Undivided back with "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS." and a stamp box quoting one cent for United States and Canada, two cents foreign; unused — no message, address, stamp or postmark. Light toning/soiling on cream stock; white-bordered color lithograph view on front with printed copyright 1906.

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Main Street, Rochester, New York, circa 1906, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/main-street-rochester-new-york-circa-1906. Accessed October 25, 2026.