Main Street | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Main Street

Main Street | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View looking at the automobiles parked in front of the stores along Main Street. Storefront signs on the left say: Mercer Auto Company, Mercer Garage, Goodyear, Drug Store, The Store, and Mercer Supply Co.  On the right is a Thru Traffic Stop sign and a sign for a Barber Shop.
DESCRIPTION
View looking at the automobiles parked in front of the stores along Main Street. Storefront signs on the left say: Mercer Auto Company, Mercer Garage, Goodyear, Drug Store, The Store, and Mercer Supply Co. On the right is a Thru Traffic Stop sign and a sign for a Barber Shop.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:86458
Creation Date:circa 1936
Creator Name:Born, Allan
City:Mercer
County:Iron
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Allan Born photographs, circa 1930 - circa 1940
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:M2005.099.560
Original Dimensions:6 x 3.75 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Alan Born managed a jewelry store in Ashland, WI. He also took photographs of northern Wisconsin locations, including resorts, and printed many of the images into postcards.
SUBJECTS
Commercial buildings
Cities and towns
Sidewalks
Outdoor photography
Drugstores
Storefronts
Stores, Retail
Barbershops
Signs and signboards
Lampposts
Automobiles
Service stations
Street signs
Streets

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