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The inscription on the back of the photo reads "Looking down Broadway from 8th St. 1869" Broadway in this scene is a dirt road with wagon tire marks on its surface. At left there is a tiered three-story building, on whose roof is a sign reading "Phoenix .... Insurance" At right side of the street there are two-story commercial buildings. The sidewalks on both side of the street are covered by pillar-supported roofs. There are wagons at the left side of the street and a buggy at the right. The road slopes down to the estuary.
