Postcard
Post Office Building
| Text on front reads: "The Post Office Building, Wausau, Wisconsin." Built of brick and stone, all of the windows have striped awnings and there is an ornate stone decoration on the parapet at the top. A horse and buggy is at the cub, pedestrians are on the sidewalk and a woman and child are on the steps. A workman is at the top of the power pole. "United States Post Office" is carved in stone above the entrance. |
| Image ID: | 150809 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1909 |
| Creator Name: | Colby, J. M., Wausau, Wis. |
| City: | Wausau |
| County: | Marathon |
| 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 |
| Divided back. 1¢ stamp. Real Photo Postcard. "Photograph Post Card - Copyright 1909 by - J.M. Colby, Wausau, Wis. No. 108." "This post card is itself a photograph. Mfgd by J.M. Colby. Wausau, Wis." |
| Horse-drawn vehicles |
| Streets |
| Children |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Postal service |
| Architecture |
| Brickwork |
| Stairs |
| Stone buildings |
| Clothing and dress |
| Cities and towns |
| Sidewalks |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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