Postcard
Flood at Black River Falls
| View of Monsos Brothers Grocery & Crockery after most of the building was washed away by the flooding Black River. High, rushing water can be seen on the right. There is an ad for Lawrence Barrett Cigars on the building next door, a Copenhagen (tobacco) sign, a Tom Moore Cigar (10¢) ad, and a Prince George Cigar (5¢) ad on the Monson Bros. building. Caption reads: "The Flood at Black River Falls, Wis." |
| Image ID: | 75638 |
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| Creation Date: | 10 06 1911 |
| Creator Name: | Montgomery, H. |
| City: | Black River Falls |
| County: | Jackson |
| 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 |
| Commercial buildings |
| Floods |
| Advertising |
| Cities and towns |
| Storefronts |
| Signs and signboards |
| Rivers |
| Outdoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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