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100 block of Main St. The large building on the left is the Courier Building at 125-127 Main St., which dates back to the 1880s but has since been razed. The newspaper itself is still published, now called the Evansville Courier & Press. The building in the middle, with the striped awning, is the Hermann building, housing the Hermann Candy Store and ice cream parlor. It was in business at least as early as 1882 but was razed in the late 1950s-early 1960s. Next is the American Express Co. at 119 Main St. It, too, dates to the 1880s but was razed in the 1950s-1960s, The last building to be fully seen is the Gross Building at 117 Main St., with the same time frame for construction and razing. The smaller businesses seemingly in the Courier Building cannot be verified. As for the line of heavily loaded wagons in the middle of the street, the Historic Evansville website identifies them as "R. M. Cuttridge [sic] & Sons, haulers operating the famous yellow line of drays." City directories of the period identify a Robert M. Cutteridge as a teamster or drayman. This photograph is identified as being produced by Wm. E. Deeds., who was affiliated with the newspaper.