Postcard
Old Wade House; Front Parlor
| Ektachrome postcard of the front parlor, with mannequins of women dressed in period clothing sitting in chairs. Text on reverse reads: "The Front Parlor or sitting room was used mostly by women and children travelers. They could rest here during the interval needed to feed or change horses, or they could wile away the early evening hours visiting with other women and children until each guest was issued a candle or lamp and sent to bed." |
| Image ID: | 127916 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Fagan Publishing Co. (J.A. Fagan) |
| City: | Greenbush |
| County: | Sheboygan |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| Portraits |
| Tourism |
| Indoor photography |
| Historic sites |
| Museums |
| Piano |
| Mannequins (Figures) |
| Stoves, Wood |
| Living rooms |
| Clothing and dress |
| Chairs |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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