Main Street | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society

Postcard

Main Street

Main Street | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society
Text on front reads: "Main Street, Soldiers Grove, Wis. 1921." The main unpaved street of a small town with businesses on each side, including a barber, service garage, pool hall and restaurant. Automobiles and trucks are parked at the curb and pedestrians are on the sidewalks. On the left a group of men are gathered on the sidewalk near a drinking fountain which is in front of a brick building with a bell tower. A tree and grass covered bluff rises beyond the town.
DESCRIPTION
Text on front reads: "Main Street, Soldiers Grove, Wis. 1921." The main unpaved street of a small town with businesses on each side, including a barber, service garage, pool hall and restaurant. Automobiles and trucks are parked at the curb and pedestrians are on the sidewalks. On the left a group of men are gathered on the sidewalk near a drinking fountain which is in front of a brick building with a bell tower. A tree and grass covered bluff rises beyond the town.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:149153
Creation Date: 1921
Creator Name:Auburn Post Card Mfg. Co.
City:Soldiers Grove
County:Crawford
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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Divided back. No.11. Original photograph by Sherwin Gillett, see Image ID: 100222.
SUBJECTS
Storefronts
Brickwork
Buildings
Stone buildings
Hats
Stores, Retail
Lampposts
Automobiles
Pedestrians
Streets
Trucks
Hills
Work clothes
Central business districts
Cities and towns
Sidewalks
Men
Outdoor photography

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