Photograph
Sleigh on Main Street
| View across street towards a man posing sitting in a sleigh pulled by a team of two horses on a snow-covered city street. Location identified as the north side of Main Street in Black River Falls, in front of the Yep Ah Sing Chinese Laundry. On the left is a building a sign for the Pope & Pope Law Office, and on the right are signs for J.C. Forbes Attorney, and one for Dentist. Further down the street on the right is a sign for the City Library. Behind the brick building on the corner is a tall tower with a bell. |
| Image ID: | 110970 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Van Schaick, Charles |
| City: | Black River Falls |
| County: | Jackson |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Charles Van Schaick photographs and negatives, circa 1880-circa 1940 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (V2)4936 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| This image is part of a larger collection of over 6,000 negatives created by Charles J. Van Schaick. Van Schaick learned the art of photography after moving to Jackson County, Wisconsin. In 1885, he opened a studio in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. He was the town photographer for over 50 years. His work includes both studio portraits and richly varied and intimate snapshots of small-town Wisconsin life. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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