Flood Scene | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society

Postcard

Flood Scene

Flood Scene | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society
Photographic postcard view of a street scene. Groups of people are gathered along the sidewalks near storefronts. A building on the left has a painted sign for "Selz Royal Blue Shoes" painted on its side, and men stand near a barber pole on the sidewalk in front. Further down the block is the City Bakery. In the foreground on the right two women stand on the sidewalk with children and a baby in a baby carriage. In the background is the river and the far shoreline with houses on a hill. Caption reads: "Flood Scene, Black River Falls, Wis."
DESCRIPTION
Photographic postcard view of a street scene. Groups of people are gathered along the sidewalks near storefronts. A building on the left has a painted sign for "Selz Royal Blue Shoes" painted on its side, and men stand near a barber pole on the sidewalk in front. Further down the block is the City Bakery. In the foreground on the right two women stand on the sidewalk with children and a baby in a baby carriage. In the background is the river and the far shoreline with houses on a hill. Caption reads: "Flood Scene, Black River Falls, Wis."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:102352
Creation Date: 1911
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Black River Falls
County:Jackson
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s
Genre:Postcard
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 2744
Original Dimensions:5.5 x 3.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Facades
Men
Outdoor photography
Women
Storefronts
Barbershops
Undertakers and undertaking
Signs and signboards
Horse-drawn vehicles
Streets
Rivers
Horses
Commercial buildings
Sidewalks
Children
Infants
Floods
Bakers and bakeries
Barrels
Central business districts
Cities and towns
Hats
Dresses
Coats
Clothing and dress

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