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IMAGES OF OUR PAST - ORIGINAL ARCHITECT'S CONCEPT OF DUBLIN SCHOOL COMPLEX ON NORTH CALHOUN ST AFTER THE 1951 FIRE. THE FINAL DESIGN WAS ENLARGED.

Posted by Scott B. Thompson, Sr. January 12, 2021

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