Postcard
The Main Store
| Text on front reads: "Compliments of 'The Main Store,' West Allis Wis. Department Store for Men, Boys and Children." A two story building with large display windows filled with merchandise on the first floor. Text on the awnings read: "Clothing and Furnishings", "The Main Store" and "Hats and Shoes." Text on the windows read: "The Roswelle Hat", "Clothes Made To Order", "Shoes of Best Quality", and "Monarch & Cluett Shirt." A large sign reads: "The Main Store." |
| Image ID: | 150974 |
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| Creation Date: | after 1907 |
| Creator Name: | Clark Engraving & Ptg. Co. |
| City: | West Allis |
| County: | Milwaukee |
| 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. 1¢ stamp. No. 1044. No. 59553. Clark Engraving & Ptg. Co., Milwaukee, Post Card Mfgs. |
| Show windows |
| Stores, Retail |
| Signs and signboards |
| Shoe stores |
| Cities and towns |
| Sidewalks |
| Outdoor photography |
| Clothing trade |
| Department stores |
| Display of merchandise |
| Commercial buildings |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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