Postcard
Moe Museum & Old Country School
| Text on front reads: "Moe Museum & Old Country School - (Hy N. North) Sun Prairie, Wis. Visitors Welcome on Sunday afternoon 1 to 4 P.M.-May 1 to Sept. 15." Signboards on the barn read: "Moe Museum, Antique Horse Machinery." A clapboard school building and a museum with a fence and a surrey with fringe on top in front. Text on reverse: "Built in 1965 by Elmer & Stanley Moe to preserve the history of old horse drawn machines and items used around the early homes of this area. The history 1867-1965 of Happy Hour School. Misc. items of interest for the whole family. Enjoy a look into the past." The handwritten message reads: "Mr. Wm. Proxmire - We have a farm and a hobby for fun with a museum. Hope you will some time drop in." |
| Image ID: | 149966 |
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| Creation Date: | after 1950 |
| Creator Name: | National Press, Inc., North Chicago |
| City: | Sun Prairie |
| County: | Dane |
| 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 |
| Divided back. Union bug #2 on back. |
| Horse-drawn vehicles |
| Tourism |
| Outdoor photography |
| Flags |
| Signs and signboards |
| Museums |
| One-room schools |
| School buildings |
| Rural areas |
| Fences |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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