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1. 2008.001.084 - Digital photograph

   Shoreline -This expansive view of Lewis Street residences as seen from the water about 1910 includes Hobbs House at left, which was later demolished in 1955 with the expansion of Silvershell Beach. The brick house at center, known locally as "Silver Shells," was owned at the time of this photo by industrialist Stanley McCormick, son of the inventor of the McCormick Harvester. In 1950, this property was purchased by James Cordon Gibbs, who had pre...

   Record Type: Photo