11. Rural scene: house on water with ducks, 1940s

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Box 1
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Back side: Holmes Cleaners and Dyers, "Suits Made to Order" phone J-3892, 530 E. Pettigrew St. Durham N.C., "The Home of Specialized Service."

Biographical / historical:
530 Pettigrew was part of one of the oldest commercial blocks in east Durham. It served as home to a number of businesses: Royal Tailoring (around 1930); a billiards parlor and Upchurch Temple (around 1941); Isler's Hotel (around 1950); Abraham Shaw Valet Shop (around 1954); Trixie's Pool Room (1959); Midway Sport Shop (1961); the block was demolished in the late 1960s. (https://www.opendurham.org/buildings/526-532-east-pettigrew)

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