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Cedar Street

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Text on front reads: "Cedar Street, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Storefronts on a street with automobiles parked diagonally at the curb. Some pedestrians can be seen. Many businesses have signs: "Dairyland Restaurant", "Ideal Eat Home Cooking", "Cabins", "Door County Hardware", "Ahren's News Stand", "Roxana Hotel", "Pleck's Ice Cream", "Western Union" and "Coca-Cola." Cedar Street was renamed 3rd Avenue during WII. Caption reads: Cedar Street Sturgeon Bay, Wis."

Date Created:
1930
Creator:
L.L. Cook Company

Publication Information

Creator
L.L. Cook Company
Date Created
1930

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
Unique ID
W013YB4
Legacy ID
WHi 150377

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Cedar Street Looking South

Cedar Street Looking South

July 21, 1908

Text on front reads: "Cedar Street looking South, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Elevated view of storefronts on a street, the west facing stores all have awnings. A sign on the store on the left reads: "Clot...

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Nightingale Supper Club and Lorraine Motel

Nightingale Supper Club and Lorraine Motel

1921

Text on front reads: "Nightingale Supper Club and Lorraine Supper Club, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Aerial view of the two businesses on State Highway Business 42, in northern Sturgeon Bay. The supper club...

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Main Street

Main Street

1933

Text on front reads: "Main St., Wild Rose, Wis." Two women are sitting on a bench on the sidewalk under the awning of a restaurant, a trailer is parked at the curb, and automobiles and a "GrayCo Se...

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Scene in Ellison Bay

Scene in Ellison Bay

1958

Black and white photographic postcard of a street scene, with a church on the left, and automobiles parked near a storefront at the corner in the distance, with a sign above the entrance that reads...

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Sturgeon Bay Drawbridge Spanning

Sturgeon Bay Drawbridge Spanning

1955

Text on reverse reads: "Sturgeon Bay Drawbridge Spanning, Sturgeon Bay Canal, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Traffic is backed up as a ship passes through the span of a double-bascule bridge over the canal.

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Cedar Street, North

Cedar Street, North

1912

View of Cedar Street looking northwards. Bassett's Drugstore is on the right, and the General Store is directly across the street. Caption reads: "Cedar Street, North, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."

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