Sleet Storm Damage | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society

Postcard

Sleet Storm Damage

Sleet Storm Damage | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society
Damage to buildings and wires in a sleet storm. Handwritten on the back: "The after effects of sleet storm in Jan/16 at Seymour, Wis. By the looks of this, the buildings were bent from the sleet effects of the sleet storm. This is only to show you how it looked when all wires came down. Recognize Kahnt's Shoe Store & the crossing we took to the depot?"
DESCRIPTION
Damage to buildings and wires in a sleet storm. Handwritten on the back: "The after effects of sleet storm in Jan/16 at Seymour, Wis. By the looks of this, the buildings were bent from the sleet effects of the sleet storm. This is only to show you how it looked when all wires came down. Recognize Kahnt's Shoe Store & the crossing we took to the depot?"
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:149034
Creation Date: 01 1916
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Seymour
County:Outagamie
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:3.5 x 5.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Divided back. Real Photo Postcard. Stampbox indicates AZO Professional photographic paper, manufactured by Kodak, 1904-1918.
SUBJECTS
Streets
Ice
Storefronts
Electric apparatus and appliances
Shoe stores
Sidewalks
Outdoor photography
Cities and towns
Central business districts
Buildings
Building failures
Winter storms
Rain

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