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Main Street

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Photographic postcard view down unpaved Main Street. There is a print shop and a hotel on the left, and a dentist's office and a barber shop on the right. Horse-drawn vehicles are along the curb. Caption reads: "Main St. Kewaskum, Wis."

Date Created:
1914

Publication Information

Date Created
1914

Physical Description

Format
Image
Extent
1 postcard
Dimensions
14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Digital Collection
History Center
Call Number
PH 2744
Classification
Archives

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013X7M
Legacy ID
WHi 130639

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