click zoom to display a high-res image
A Busy Day in Rio
Image
Text on front reads: "A Busy Day in Rio." Slightly elevated view of an unpaved main street with cement sidewalks and crosswalks. There are buildings and storefronts on both sides, many with awnings and signs. A sign that reads: "Post Office" is in the right foreground. Horse-drawn vehicles are hitched at the curb and many pedestrians are on the sidewalks. Power and telegraph poles line the street.
August 18, 1910
O.B. Henschel Mfg. Co.
Publication Information
Physical Description
Collection Information
Copyright Information
W013XT2
WHi 148690
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.
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.
Lincoln Street North
April 7, 1921
Text on front reads: "Lincoln Street North, Rio, Wis." An unpaved main street with cement sidewalks and crosswalks. There are buildings and storefronts on both sides, many with awnings and signs. A...
Main Street
January 27, 1914
Text on front reads: "Main Street, Spring Green, Wis." Storefronts are on both sides of an unpaved street, and the sidewalks and crosswalks are cement. A horse-drawn wagon and pedestrians are on th...
Jefferson Street
circa 1910-1919
Partially colorized postcard view down Jefferson Street. People are gathered in front of one of the storefronts on the right, and horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curb. Caption reads: "Jef...
View of Waterford
March 7, 1916
Text on front reads: "Waterford, Wis." Storefronts along a street, with automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles parked at the curb. Pedestrians are on the street and sidewalks. A sign that reads: "Gar...
Two Men in Horse-Drawn Buggy
1912
Black and white photographic postcard of two men in a horse-drawn buggy parked in the middle of a unpaved street. Storefronts and pedestrians are behind them along a sidewalk. The sign on the store...
Baldwin Street
August 17, 1910
Text on front reads: "Baldwin Street, Sharon, Wisc." An unpaved street with railroad tracks crossing in the foreground. A sign near a pavilion on the left reads: "Look Out For The Cars." Several ho...
