Main Street in the 40s: Rare colour photographs capture the cafes
By A Mystery Man Writer
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As the nation recovered from the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, and prepared for World War II, Main Street was a place where communities came together and the entrepreneurial spirit was able to flourish.
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