Main Street | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society

Postcard

Main Street

Main Street | Postcard | Wisconsin Historical Society
Text on front reads: "Main St. Sun Prairie Wis." View of storefronts line the left side of the street, with horse-drawn wagons at the curb. A man in an apron is standing on the sidewalk. Some of the signs read: "Monitor Seeding Machinery", "Rock Island Plow Co. Implements", "Hardware", "Favorite Stove and Ranges", "Trapps Cash Store", "Bank of Sun Prairie", "Engel Brothers", "Monarch Paint" and "Parker Fountain Pen."
DESCRIPTION
Text on front reads: "Main St. Sun Prairie Wis." View of storefronts line the left side of the street, with horse-drawn wagons at the curb. A man in an apron is standing on the sidewalk. Some of the signs read: "Monitor Seeding Machinery", "Rock Island Plow Co. Implements", "Hardware", "Favorite Stove and Ranges", "Trapps Cash Store", "Bank of Sun Prairie", "Engel Brothers", "Monarch Paint" and "Parker Fountain Pen."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:149963
Creation Date: 09 02 1907
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Sun Prairie
County:Dane
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
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Divided back. 1¢ stamp. Real Photo Postcard. Stampbox indicates AZO Professional photographic paper, manufactured by Kodak, 1904-1918.
SUBJECTS
Stores, Retail
Storefronts
Men
Outdoor photography
Display of merchandise
Hardware stores
Show windows
Sidewalks
Work clothes
Central business districts
Hats
Horses
Commercial buildings
Aprons
Horse-drawn vehicles
Streets
Wagons
Signs and signboards

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