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Postcards

Main Street

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Text on front reads: "Main St. Sun Prairie Wis." View of storefronts line the left side of the street, with horse-drawn wagons at the curb. A man in an apron is standing on the sidewalk. Some of the signs read: "Monitor Seeding Machinery", "Rock Island Plow Co. Implements", "Hardware", "Favorite Stove and Ranges", "Trapps Cash Store", "Bank of Sun Prairie", "Engel Brothers", "Monarch Paint" and "Parker Fountain Pen."

Date Created:
September 2, 1907

Publication Information

Date Created September 2, 1907

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 postcard
Dimensions 14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Digital Collection History Center
Source Collection Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s
Call Number PH 2744
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465793002121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph02744

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013Y6U
Legacy ID
WHi 149963

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