Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Postcards

Washington Street

Image

Colorized postcard view of a shopping district lined with shops, and a theater on the left. A Prange's Department Store, and a Leath's furniture store is on the right. Automobiles are parked along the curbs. Caption reads: "Washington Street, Green Bay, Wis."

Date Created:
1940
Creator:
Bosse's Newsstand & Tobacco Shop (Green Bay, Wis.)

Publication Information

Creator
Bosse's Newsstand & Tobacco Shop (Green Bay, Wis.)
Date Created
1940

Physical Description

Format
Image
Extent
1 postcard
Dimensions
14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013WZL
Legacy ID
WHi 127852

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Postcards
Washington Street, Looking South

Washington Street, Looking South

1950

Colorized postcard view down street towards a shopping district, which is lined with shops: Walgreen's, Prange's, and Kinney Shoes. Automobiles are parked along the curbs. Caption reads: "Washingto...

View
Photographs
Birdseye View, Showing Fox River

Birdseye View, Showing Fox River

circa 1910-1919

Elevated view of the Fox River at Green Bay. Warehouses and factories are along the riverfront, and a drawbridge is spanning the river in the background.

View
Postcards
Claude Allouez Bridge at De Pere

Claude Allouez Bridge at De Pere

1941

Elevated view of a highway bridge spanning the Fox River. Caption reads: "Claude Allouez Bridge at De Pere, Near Green Bay, Wis."

View
Postcards
St. Vincent Hospital

St. Vincent Hospital

circa 1910-1919

Color illustration of a view of the hospital from across the street. Caption reads: "St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wis."

View
Postcards
Main Street — Green Bay

Main Street — Green Bay

1951

Colorized postcard view down a street in a main shopping district. Traffic signals are on the corners, and a large flag is hanging from the Beaumont Hotel on the left. A Walgreen Drug store is on t...

View
Postcards
Aerial View of Green Bay

Aerial View of Green Bay

circa 1910-1919

Aerial view of Green Bay, and the Fox River headed toward the bay. Commercial and industrial buildings are on the right bank, and residential neighborhoods are on the left. The depot and train yard...

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown